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Poplar 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | Number (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 32 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 23 |
| Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 23 |
| Other | 4 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | .. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 28 | |
BAKEHOUSES.
The Bakehouses throughout the Borough were inspected at least
twice during the year.
There are 111 bakehouses in the Borough of Poplar, 36 Poplar
(including one factory bakehouse), 48 Bromley (including one factory
bakehouse), 27 Bow, but at the date of the last inspection five were
disused in Poplar, six in Bromley and two in Bow, so that there were
in use 98 bakehouses, 31 Poplar, 42 Bromley and 25 Bow. See Table A,
page 127.
There are 35 underground bakehouses in the Borough, 8 Poplar, 15
Bromley and 12 Bow. At the end of the year seven were not in use—
three Poplar, three Bromley and one Bow.
Cleansing was necessary in the various bakehouses on 191 occasions.
Five other nuisances were also remedied.
Bakehouses marked with are underground.
,, ,, „ f were disused at date of last inspection.