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Poplar 1914

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

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190
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
Number in Borough.
London County Council (General Powers) Act. 1908, Section 9—
Vendors of Fried Fish, Fish Curers—Bye-Laws; Rag and
Bone Dealers—Proposed Bye-Laws; Storage of Petroleum.
Number of Offensive Trades in Borough.
The premises where offensive trades may he carried on within the
Borough of Poplar under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section
19, are:—
Yard attached to 39, White Post Lane Tripe Boilers.
East London Soap Works Soap Boilers.
241, Old Ford Road 1
80, White Post Lane Fat Melters.
31, White Post Lane
Messrs. C. & B. Webb, Yeo Street Tallow melters and
bone boilers.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, Section 9.—
Fish Curers and Vendors of Frted Fish—Bye-Laws.
The Bye-laws provide as follows:—
Fish Curers.
No person suffering from infectious disease may assist in
preparation, storage or distribution.
Gutting, cleansing and curing (otherwise than by drying or
smoking) to be carried on in a room or place with roof (if clone in
wet weather), such room to be adequately lighted.
Area of windows or openings to be equal to l-10th of floor
area, half to be made to open. Openings to be provided for permanent
ventilation: walls and floor, so far as necessary to prevent
absorption of filth, to be made of impervious material, and drainage
to be provided.
Precautions to be adopted to prevent effluvium arising, and
the work not to be done in any place in which animals or poultry
are kept.
Means for securing personal cleanliness to be provided.