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Poplar 1913

[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, 1913.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my eighteenth Annual Report of the sanitary
work carried out in my district (East Combined Division) during the
twelve months ended 31st December, 1913.
Inspection of Division.
1,858 premises have been inspected, 1,639 in response to complaints
of nuisances, 156 on account of notifications of infectious diseases and the
remaining 63 part house-to-house inspections and part under the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
Of the 1,858 premises so dealt with 1,168 were found to be in a fair
sanitary condition, whilst at the remaining 690, nuisances were found to
exist, necessitating sanitary works being carried out. (See tabulated
list, page 207).
House-to-House Inspections.
House-to-house inspections have been carried out under the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, in the following streets:—
Boat Street. Duke Street
Greenfield Street. Lee Passage.
Union Street. Wright's Place.
House-to-House Inspections have been carried out in sections of the
following streets:—
Blair Street. Follett Street.
Cold Harbour. High Street.
Creek Side. Ida Street.
Culloden Street Orchard Place.
Dee Street. St. Leonard's Road.
East India Dock Road. Tetley Street.
Ettrick Street. Wells Street.
Willis Street.