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Poplar 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Rothbury Road. Stebondale Street.
Ruston Street. Warrington Place.
Sabbarton Street. Wendon Street.
St. Leonard's Road. West Ferry Road.
Sophia Street. Whitethorn Street.
Legal Proceedings.
In the month of April the landlord of No. 69, Arcadia Street was
summoned at Thames Police Court for not supplying information, in
order that the house should be placed on the register. The defendant
alleged that the house was let to one family, but it was proved to the
magistrate that he was collecting rents from more than one family.
Fined 40s. and 23s. costs.
| House-to-House visits, for registration purposes | 121 |
| Declarations for information, sent out | 41 |
| ,, with information, returned | 41 |
| Houses registered | 34 |
| Notices re houses being placed on register | 34 |
| House-to-House inspections | 413 |
| Rooms measured, and capacity entered in registers | 141 |
| Cases of overcrowding, outstanding December 31st, 1908 4) | 156 |
| „ discovered 152) | |
| ,, abated | 147 |
| ,, outstanding | 9 |
| Notices served for cleansing to be carried out | 256 |
| ,, abatement of overcrowding | 92 |
| ,, where means of ventilation were not in good | |
| order | 208 |
| Re-inspections | 2540 |
| Night Inspections | 139 |
| Final notices served re cleansing | 17 |
| 3 | |
| Notices under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, Section 20, re rooms to be rid of vermin | 75 |
| Notices under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, Section 78, re water supply in tenement houses | 3 |
| Areas and Yards cleansed | 225 |