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Poplar 1915

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

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194
Soil pans cleansed 63
Staircase walls stripped and cleansed 101
Passages and landings stripped and cleanscd 85
Sink waste pipes repaired 20
Rooms rid of vermin 121
Rain water pipes repaired 38
Sashes repaired and put into working order 274
W.C. doors fitted with proper fastenings 62
,, seats repaired 9
Stairs repaired 26
Roofs made watertight 119
Yard pavings repaired 76
Floorings repaired 49
Gutters made good 50
Gullies supplied with grids 4
W.C.'s separated from washhouses 2
Water supplies to tenements 2
Steps repaired 2
Doorsills „ 13
Water taps ,, 5
Animals, etc., in or near living rooms, removed 3
Drains cleared 10
Accumulations of rubbish removed 2
During the six months, January to June, 1915, the work was carried
out by my predecessor, Sir. William Johnson.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
HORACE A. TIBBATTS,
Sanitary Inspector for Houses Let in
Lodgings. Cert. San. Insp. Examn.
Bd., Lond.