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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Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910.
168 premises were inspected under Section 17 (1) of the Housing and
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, and in the first place, as a rule, intimations
and statutory notices were served upon owners under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, in order that the defects might be remedied
and thereby prevent " Representations " under the Housing, Town
Planning, etc., Act, 1909, which would be followed by the Council making
" Closing Orders." The following is a list of dwelling-houses inspected,
and the work was executed ; but in 21 cases " Representations " were made
followed by " Closing Orders " :—
Aberfeldy Street 1 to 33, 35, 37 to 55 (odd).
Ashton Street 2 to 13, 24 to 28, 30 to 40, 42 to 45
(consecutive).
Bartlett Street 8.
Box Street 2.
Bath Street 65,69.
Bath Street 61,63,67. (Closing orders, 6/6/12.)
Coborn Road 6.
Chadbourne Street 4a, 5.
Cuba Street 3, 6 to 11, 14 to 20, 28 and 29.
(Consecutive.)
Collins Place 1 to 5. (Consecutive.)
Davey Road 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.
(Closed voluntarily by owner.)
Devas Street 12, 26, 57.
Douro Street 23,31,33,33a.
Douro Street 35, 37. (Closed by owner voluntarily.)
Gray Street 1 to 7. (Consecutive.)
Ireton Street 1 to 19, 23 to 29, 33 to 39 (odd).
Plevna Street 19 to 25, 29 to 43 (odd).
Rook Street 27.
Rook Street 28. (Closing order 21/11/12.)
Stebondale Street 147, 149. (Closing order 21/11/12.)
Victoria Cottages 1, 9, 10, 19, 20.
Victoria Cottages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18. (Closing orders 19, .
12, 12.)
West Ferry Road 317.
Wellington Street 29.