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Poplar 1913

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

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No. 72, Empson Street, necessary repairs executed.
Nos. 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Chadbourne Street, change of
ownership took place, voluntarily closed, reoccupied after the
houses were put in good order.
Nos. 8, 9, 12, Bartlett Street, under notice (Nos. 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, were
empty, being voluntarily put in order) to be reoccupied.
No. 62, Donald Street, under notice.
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Metropolis
Local Management Acts, London County Council General Powers Act,
Bye-laws, and Council's Bye-laws, etc., etc.
In pursuance of the different orders of authorisation granted by the
Public Health and Housing Committee, it has not in any case been
necessary to institute legal proceedings at Police Court, the "written
intimations," statutory notices, "final notices," served for the abatement
of nuisances, remedying of defects and infringements of bye-laws respectively,
having been complied with.
House-to-House Inspections—The Whole and Sections of Streets.
Bartlett Street—Nearly the whole.
Bromley Hall Road—Sections.
Brims wick Road—Sections.
Burcham Street—Sections.
Chadbourne Street—Nearly the
whole.
David Street—The whole.
Devas Street—Sections.
Empson Street—Sections.
Ida Street—The whole in the
Division.
Joshua Street—Sections.
Leven Road—Sections.
Lingen Street—Sections.
Lochnagar Street—Sections.
Marner Street—Sections.
Moness Street—Sections.
Nairn Street—Sections.
St. Leonard's Avenue—
Sections.
Shenfield Place—The whole.
Teviot Street—Sections.
Uamvar Street—Sections.
Venue Street—Sections.
Yattan Street—Sections.
Zetland Street.—Sections.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
The provisions of this Act were not enforced as during the course of
the year 50 verminous rooms were cleansed having been dealt with, with
other matters, for which the usual notices were served, under the Public
Health London Act.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1907., Margarine Act, 1887, Butter
and Margarine Act, 1909, The Sale of Milk Regulations, 1912, The
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912.
During the year 51 varied samples of food, etc., etc., were obtained,
and submitted for analysis.