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:—
Tabulated statement of Inspections of Insanitary Conditions found existing, and of Re-inspections, &c., during the twelve months ended 31s£ December, 1915.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops Workplaces Laundries, &c., Number of, on the Register | 39 | 73 | 78 | 190 |
| Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 57 | 112 | 111 | 280 |
| „ Number of Inspections of | 46 | 86 | 103 | 235 |
| „ Number of Re-inspections of | 22 | 28 | 74 | 124 |
| „ Found to be overcrowded | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| „ &c., newly discovered and registered | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 |
| „ Workrooms therein measured | 4 | 16 | 18 | 38 |
| „ Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed | 327 | 724 | 1,082 | 2,133 |
| Written intimations issued | 8 | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| Statutory Notices | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| Final Notices | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Works carried out under supervision:— | ||||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 11 | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| (c) Yards, roofs, &c., repaired | — | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Overcrowding of Workrooms, cases of, abated | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Visits re Scabies | 29 | 26 | 24 | 79 |
| „ Phthisis | 9 | 37 | 9 | 55 |
| „ Outworkers' Lists | 31 | 25 | 54 | 110 |
| „ Inspection of Sohools | 9 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| „ Verminous School Children | 271 | 325 | 339 | 935 |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 14 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
I am, Sir,
Yours obediently,
ALICE TATTERSALL,
Cert. Royal Sanitary Inst.