London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Mr. Foad. | Mr. Johnson. | Mr. Bullock. | Mr. Miners. | Mr. Langley. | Mr Field. | Mr. Boyce | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses or other premises inspected | 1,738 | 1,619 | 1,858 | 1,403 | 1,549 | 1,231 | 1,503 | 10,901 |
| Walls and ceilings of premises cleansed throughout | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 78 | 36 | 217 |
| Do. do. do. partially | 347 | 239 | 301 | 184 | 116 | 113 | 168 | 1,468 |
| Roofs repaired and made watertight | 187 | 44 | 97 | 71 | 63 | 130 | 69 | 661 |
| Eaves gutters and rain-water pipes repaired | 137 | 109 | 87 | 116 | 93 | 137 | 51 | 730 |
| Dampness of walls remedied | 123 | 85 | 85 | 251 | 30 | 31 | 58 | 663 |
| Baths, sinks and lavatory waste pipes repaired, trapped or disconnected from drains | 65 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 157 |
| Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains | 4 | 15 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 5 | 2 | 160 | 15 | 1 | 4 | ... | 187 |
| Water service altered so as to draw direct from main | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ... | 3 | ... | 22 |
| Water supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 60 |
| Defective water fittings repaired (causing nuisance from dampness) | 14 | 3 | 34 | 66 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 142 |
| Drains tested with smoke (primary tests) | 370 | 34 | 144 | 86 | 93 | 119 | 122 | 968 |
| Drains found defective | 57 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 79 | 33 | 60 | 311 |
| Drains opened and cleansed | 140 | 27 | 59 | 79 | 94 | 74 | 49 | 522 |
| Inlets to drains trapped with stoneware gullies | 35 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 77 | 3 | 198 | |
| Drains reconstructed, repaired or amended | 55 | 47 | 36 | 120 | 65 | 33 | 65 | 421 |
| Soil pans provided with sufficient water supply or supply reinstated | 81 | 30 | 62 | 77 | 50 | 9 | 41 | 360 |
| Foul soil pans cleansed * | 11 | 32 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 202 |
| Soil pans properly trapped | 3 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 42 |
| New soil pans provided | 25 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 84 | 14 | 14 | 228 |
| Water closets newly constructed or better situated | 15 | 3 | 11 | 6 | ... | 25 | 2 | 62 |
| Water closets' ventilation improved | 15 | 3 | 48 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 74 |
| Yards, forecourts, areas and washhouses paved | 89 | 71 | 144 | 60 | 70 | 5 | 65 | 504 |
| Do. do. do. do. drained | 16 | 165 | 103 | 83 | 70 | 29 | 5 | 471 |
| Inundations abated | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 29 |
| Overcrowdings abated†| 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 11 | ... | 59 |
| Nuisances from improper keeping of animals abated | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 28 |
| Dung receptacles provided or repaired | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
| Accumulations of dung and other refuse removed | 20 | 27 | 35 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 160 |
| Public-house urinals cleansed or repaired | 5 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 77 |
| Other nuisances abated, consisting principally of dilapidations and want of underfloor ventilation | 458 | 232 | 475 | 216 | 150 | 214 | 101 | 1,846 |
| Breaches of L.C.C. Bye-laws abated | 5 | 7 | 17 | 78 | 30 | 53 | 5 | 195 |
| Intimations served | 595 | 363 | 490 | 493 | 380 | 362 | 417 | 3,100 |
| Statutory notices served | 151 | 171 | 229 | 142 | 234 | 42 | 257 | 1,226 |
| Final notices served | 19 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 3 | 26 | 171 |
| Summonses applied for | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 10 |
| Reinspections made | 3,699 | 3,700 | 4,232 | 3,440 | 2,730 | 2,361 | 1,701 | 21,863 |
| In respect of verminous rooms the number cleansed whether in conjunction with, or separate from other defects | 18 | 18 | 19 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 182 |
* This list docs not include work carried out by the Inspector of Houses Let in Lodgings nor by the Lady Inspector (pages 254 and 252).
†See page 208 under heading of "Overcrowding."