Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Raveley Street, 49, 47.
St. Leonard Street, 67, f>9, 71, 73, 75.
Box Street, 2.
Fern Street, 15, 17, 19.
Furze Street, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.
Drains Partially Reconstructed.
Gale Street, 37.
Edgar Road, 4.
Devons Road, 152.
Raveley Street, 16.
Quickett Street, 51, 53, 22.
Sherwood Street, 22, 55.
Botolph Road, 8, 10, 12.
Kemball Bishop's.
Star of Devon:
Egleton Road, 9-35.
Christian Buildings, 1 and 5.
Bow Road, 8, 56.
Merchant Street, 65.
Fern Street, 21.
Three Mill Lane, 47.
Blackthorn Street, 10.
Food and Drugs Acts.
Rag Flock Act and Regulations.
Under your instructions 75 samples of food stuffs have been purchased
and submitted to the Public Analyst, and reported as being
genuine. Out of this number 28 milks were sampled.
During the year 4 itinerant milk vendors were sampled in the streets,
and 10 Sunday samples were taken, 17 other samples were taken at
Institutions. Two samples have been taken from the London County
Council's Schools and found to be genuine.
Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Outworkers.
During the year the premises upon the Register have been periodically
inspected, and where necessary, for sanitary purposes, notices have been
duly served upon the responsible persons, and the nuisances were abated
thereon.
Milk Shops.
There are 56 milk shops in the district and these were inspected
periodically. On a few occasions the shop keeper had to be cautioned
about the cleanliness of the milk vessels and utensils.
The shop keepers are all registered by name.
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