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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Tabulated Statement of Work Executed during the Years 1905
to 1910 (inclusive).
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses on Register in Borough | 877 | 960 | 1020 | 1010 | 1044 | 1095 |
| Rooms measured and capacity entered in Register | 894 | 507 | 467 | 204 | 141 | 278 |
| Houses registered | 114 | 75 | 93 | 22 | 34 | 58 |
| Houses re-registered | 41 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| Intimations of houses being placed and Registers sent | 155 | 110 | 93 | 22 | 34 | 58 |
| Cases of overcrowding discovered | 74 | 108 | 135 | 103 | 156 | 146 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | — | — | 127 | 117f | 147 | 125 |
| Cases of overcrowding outstanding | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| Notices for information and declaration sent out | 170 | 110 | 93 | 27 | 41 | 78 |
| Notices for information and declaration returned | — | — | 93 | 23 | 41 | 58 |
| Notices served for cleansing to be carried out | 148 | 183 | 313 | 221 | 256 | 261 |
| Notices served for abatement of overcrowding | 27 | 35 | 70 | 79 | 92 | 92 |
| Notices served for animals improperly kept in living rooms | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Notices served re vermin in rooms under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 48 | 75 | 49 |
| Notices served for means of ventilation to be put in proper working order | — | — | 35 | 105 | 208 | 100 |
| Means of ventilation of staircases repaired and put in working order | — | — | 18 | 9 | 20 | 17 |
| Means of ventilation in rooms repaired and put in working order | — | — | 17 | 96 | 188 | 162 |
†Including 20 ca»es from 1907.