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Poplar 1911
[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, 1911.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir
I beg to submit to you my sixteenth Annual Report of the sanitary
work carried out in my district (East Combined Division) during the
twelve months ended 31st December, 1911.
Inspection of Division.
1843 premises have been inspected, 1617 in response to complaints of
nuisances, 125 on account of notifications of infectious diseases, and the
remainder (101) part house-to-house inspections and part under the
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
Of the 1843 premises so dealt with 1217 were found to be in a fair
sanitary condition, whilst at the remainder (626) nuisances were found to
exist, necessitating sanitary works being carried out (see tabulated list,
page 196).
House-to-House Inspections.
House-to-house inspections have been carried out under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, in the following streets:—
| Leamouth Place | Orchard Place |
| Orchard Street | Woolmore Street |
| Ashton Street | Culloden Street |
| Athol Street | Dunkeld Street |
| Cold Harbour | East India Dock Road |
| Cotton Street | Follett Street |