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Report of Lady Inspector (Miss Tattersall).
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1908.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to present my ninth Annual Report which deals with the
work done in factories, workshops, among outworkers and other miscellaneous
inspections during 1908.
During the year one notice was served where the sanitary accommodation
was unsuitable, and one where it was not separate for the sexes;
in each case satisfactory alterations were made.
Scabies and Verminous Children.
I have visited a number of houses from which children were excluded
from school when suffering from scabies, or on account of their verminous
condition, and have had bedding disinfected and cleansing carried out.
Inspection of Schools.
The sanitary accommodation in the whole of the elementary schools
in the Borough has been inspected and various defects referred to the
London County Council.
Outworkers.
The outworkers' lists have been inspected at the premises from which
work was given out, and 147 lists have been received from employers in
the Borough; 319 lists have been forwarded from other Boroughs containing
the names of persons who live in Poplar; 324 lists have been sent
to other Councils containing the names of persons who work for employers
in Poplar.
Prosecutions.
Two employers were prosecuted for not sending in their lists as
required. One was fined, and the other summons adjourned sine die.
The following is a tabulated statement of further details:-