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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of Sanitary Inspector. East Combined Division.
Public Health Department,
December 31st 1915.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my twentieth Annual Report of the sanitary
work carried out in my district (East Combined Division) during the
twelve months ended 31st December, 1915.
Inspection of Division.
1,625 premises have been inspected, 1,433 in response to complaints
of nuisances, 156 on account of notifications of infectious diseases, 36
part house-to-house inspections and part under the Housing, Town
Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
House-to-House Inspections.
House-to-house inspections have been carried out under the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, in the following streets:—
Ashton Street, Brunswick Road, Duke Street, Naval Row.
House-to-house inspections have been carried out in sections of the
following streets:—
Athol Street, Blair Street, Boat Street, Creekside, Ettrick
Street, Follett Street, Gaselee Street, Grundy Street, High Street,
Orchard Place, Robinhood Lane, Tetley Street, Willis Street, Woolmore
Street.
Drains newly constructed and Reconstructed on the old lines of Drainage.
The drains of the undermentioned premises were newly constructed
or reconstructed on the old lines, and also (where practicable) intercepted,
ventilated and furnished with means of access for cleansing purposes,
in accordance with the London County Council's drainage bye-laws:—
Albert Street, 4, 5 ; Bloomsbury Street, 30, 31 ; Blackwall
Yard, East India Dock Wall Road ; Brunswick Road, 29, 31, 33 ;
Cook Street, 2 ; Glasshouse Wharf, Orchard Place ; Union Wharf,
Orchard Place ; Woolmore Street, 18, 20, 22.
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