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Report of Inspector, South Division of Poplar.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1913.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to present my Annual Summary of the sanitary work,
executed in the South Division of Poplar for the year ended 31st December,
1913, viz.:—
The details of which were entered in my journal day by day and
reported to the Public Health and Housing Committee month by month.
Number of Inspections, special, periodical, and on complaint
of nuisances 1,083
,, „ Inspections re notifications of infectious diseases 520
,, ,, Inspections, house-to-house visitations 115
,, ,, Inspections under Town Planning Act 20
Total Inspections 1,738
Re-inspections 3,699
House-to-House Inspections.
House-to-House inspections were carried out as follows:—
The whole of— Sections of—
Davis Street (model dwellings). Stebondale Street.
Manchester Road.
East Ferry Road.
Marshfield Street.
Janet Street.
Mellish Street.
Claude Street.
West Ferry Road.
Of the total premises inspected 1,098 were found to be in fair condition;
37 per cent, required various works of sanitary improvement,
which necessitated the service of 595 written intimations, 151 statutory
notices, and 19 final notices.