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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The following is a tabulated statement of further details:—
| Poplar. Bromley. | Bow. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries,&c., Number of, on the Register | 44 | 74 | 83 | 201 |
| Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 67 | 110 | 126 | 303 |
| „ Number of Inspections of | 72 | 80 | 91 | 243 |
| „ Number of Re-inspections of | 49 | 24 | 35 | 108 |
| „ found to be overcrowded | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| „ &c., newly discovered and registered | 5 | 11 | 9 | 25 |
| „ Workrooms therein measured | 4 | 6 | 20 | 30 |
| ,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed | 319 | 764 | 923 | 2,006 |
| Written intimations issued | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| Statutory Notices | — | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Final Notices | — | — | — | — |
| Works carried out under supervision:— | ||||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 |
| Overcrowding of Workrooms, cases of, abated | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Visits re Scabies | 20 | 33 | 23 | 76 |
| „ Phthisis | 24 | 49 | 32 | 105 |
| ,, Outworkers' Lists | 34 | 26 | 46 | 106 |
| „ Inspection of Schools | 16 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| Verminous School Children | 203 | 457 | 272 | 932 |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 18 | 16 | 27 | 61 |
I am, Sir,
Yours obediently,
ALICE TATTERSALL,
Ctrl. Royal Sanitary Inst.
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