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Poplar 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Inspection and Cleansing.
During the year the work of cleansing rooms, staircases, passages,
etc., and repairing roofs, gutters and yard paving, and cleansing of
cisterns, etc., was carried out at houses in the following streets:—
Arcadia Street. Milton Road.
Barchester Street. Park Street.
Broomfield Street. Parnell Road.
Beachy Road. Portree Street.
Box Street. Rook Street.
Bartlett Street. Rothbury Road.
Brabazon Street. Ricardo Street.
Clifton Street. Ruston Stree
Eastward Street. Sabbarton Street.
Gale Street. Sherwood Street.
Hawgood Street. St. Leonard's Road.
High Street, Bromley. Stebondale Street.
High Street, Bow. Stewart Street.
High Street, Poplar. Sophia Street.
Hill Place Street. West Perry Road.
Lamprell Street. Wyke Road.
Libra Road. Wendon Street.
Manchester Road. Whitethorn Street.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
(Section 20). "Cleansing of Verminous Rooms."
The whole of the work done under this Act was under the intimations
served, and in no cases were certification and subsequent notices necessary.
There were 68 intimations served, referring to 104 rooms.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.
" Water Supply in Tenement House."
During the year notices were served under this Act for provision of a
proper and sufficient supply of water on the upper floors at nine houses.
At three of the houses the work was carried out at once, but the landlord
of the other six houses objected to the notices and legal proceedings had
to be taken at the Thames Police Court, when the magistrate ordered the
supply to be provided (see Legal Proceedings).