Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of Inspector, East Combined Division.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1910.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my fifteenth Annual Report of the sanitary
work carried out in my district (East Combined Division) during the
twelve months ended 31st December, 1910.
Inspection of Division.
1702 premises have been inspected, 1441 in response to complaints of
nuisances, 114 on account of notifications of infectious diseases, and the
remainder (147) being house-to-house visitations.
Of the 1702 premises so dealt with 1067 were found to be in a fair
sanitary condition, whilst in the remainder (635 premises) nuisances were
found to exist, which necessitated the following sanitary works being
executed (see tabulated list, page 221).
House-to-House Inspections.
House-to-house inspections have been carried out in the following
streets:—
Collins Place Commodore Court
Creekside Duke Street
Dunkeld Street, south side Surrey Place West
West Street
House-to-House Inspections have been carried out in sections of the
following Streets:—
Ashton Street Gaselee Street
Brunswick Street Grundy Street
Cold Harbour Harrap Street
Cotton Street Orchard Place
Dee Street Lindale Street
East India Dock Road Wells Street
Follett Street Wright's Place