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Poplar 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Special Report re Legal Proceedings.
In March last the special attention of the Council was drawn to a
report by the Medical Officer of Health on "Legal Proceedings under the
Bye-laws," concerning some houses in Beachy Road, Old Ford. Briefly
the facts were as follows:- The houses were in a dirty and verminous
condition, and the owner, who did not comply with notices, was summoned
to Old Street Police Court before Mr. Cluer. The magistrate heard the
evidence of the Medical Officer of Health and myself, and although the
owner did not dispute the condition of the rooms, and could offer no
rebutting evidence, the magistrate decided to allow further time for the
work to be done, and upon the completion of the work the magistrate withdrew
the summonses and refused to allow the Council any costs.
A report at the time after the magistrate's action was presented by
the Medical Officer of Health, first to the Committee and then to the
Council.
| Cases of overcrowding discovered | 103 |
| ,, abated (including 20 cases from 1907) | 117 |
| „ outstanding | 6 |
| Declarations for information, sent out | 27 |
| ,, with information, returned | 23 |
| ,, for information, outstanding | 4 |
| Houses registered | 22 |
| Intimations re houses being placed on register | 22 |
| Rooms measured, and capacity entered in registers | 204 |
| House-to-House inspections | 306 |
| „ visits, for registration purposes | 175 |
| Re-inspections | 2045 |
| Night and early morning inspections | 206 |
| Notices served for cleansing to be carried out | 221 |
| ,, abatement of overcrowding | 79 |
| ,, windows to be put in working order | 105 |
| Final notices served re cleansing | 6 |
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| Intimations served for rooms to be rid of vermin, under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, Section 20 | 48 |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed | 536 |
| Passages „ „ | 54 |