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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c., Number of on the Register | Poplar. | Bromley. Bow. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 102 | 91 | 249 | |
| Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 89 | 158 | 144 | 391 |
| „ Number of Inspections of .. | 87 | 147 | 155 | 389 |
| ,, Number of Re-inspections of | 24 | 58 | 51 | 133 |
| „ found to be overcrowded | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ &c., newly discovered and registered | 10 | 14 | 19 | 43 |
| „ Workrooms therein measured | 10 | 26 | 20 | 56 |
| „ Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 6 | 12 | 15 | 33 |
| Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed | 219 | 652 | 738 | 1609 |
| Written Intimations issued | 6 | 14 | 18 | 38 |
| Statutory Notices | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| Final Notices | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Works carried out under supervision:— | ||||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 10 | 15 | 14 | 39 |
| (c) Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| (d) Sanitary Conveniences constructed | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nuisances which came under notice during the Inspec tions:— | ||||
| (e) Miscellaneous | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Overcrowding of Workrooms, cases of, abated | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Visits re Scabies | 56 | 45 | 25 | 126 |
| „ Phthisis | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| ,, Outworkers' Lists | 37 | 33 | 48 | 118 |
| „ Complaint of School Nurse | 186 | 197 | 49 | 432 |
| ,, Inspection of Schools | 15 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c., Number of on the Register | ||||
| 56 | 102 | 91 | 249 | |
| Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 89 | 158 | 144 | 391 |
| „ Number of Inspections of .. | 87 | 147 | 155 | 389 |
| ,, Number of Re-inspections of | 24 | 58 | 51 | 133 |
| „ found to be overcrowded | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ &c., newly discovered and registered | 10 | 14 | 19 | 43 |
| „ Workrooms therein measured | 10 | 26 | 20 | 56 |
| „ Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 6 | 12 | 15 | 33 |
| Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed | 219 | 652 | 738 | 1609 |
| Written Intimations issued | 6 | 14 | 18 | 38 |
| Statutory Notices | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| Final Notices | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Works carried out under supervision:— | ||||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 10 | 15 | 14 | 39 |
| (c) Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| (d) Sanitary Conveniences constructed | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nuisances which came under notice during the Inspec tions:— | ||||
| (e) Miscellaneous | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Overcrowding of Workrooms, cases of, abated | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Visits re Scabies | 56 | 45 | 25 | 126 |
| „ Phthisis | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| ,, Outworkers' Lists | 37 | 33 | 48 | 118 |
| „ Complaint of School Nurse | 186 | 197 | 49 | 432 |
| ,, Inspection of Schools | 15 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
I am, Sir,
Yours obediently,
ALICE TATTERSALL.
Cert. Royal Sanitary Inst