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Poplar 1917

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Table: Tabulated Statement of Inspections, of Insanitry Condition found existing, and of Re-inspections during the Periodfrom 1st January, 1917, to 31st December, 1917.

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Tabulated Statement of Inspections, of Insanitry Condition found existing, and of Re-inspections during the Period

from 1st January, 1917, to 31st December, 1917.

	East com-bined. Mr. Bullock	West combined. Mr. Johnson.	Poplar South. Mr. Foad.	Bromley North. Mr. Langley.	Bromley Central. Mr. \V. Johnson.	Bow East. Mr. Field.	Bow West. Mr. Boyce.	Totals.
Inspections :—	1,595 1,212	1,604 1,021	1,482 1,198	1,667 1,052	991 616	1,059 699	1,504 928	9,902 6,726
On Complaints of Nuisances, etc.	365	576	284	615	346	360	576	3,122
On notification of infectious diseases	18	—	—	—	29	—	—	47
House to house visitation	1,051	831	977	1,433	489	756	1,068	6,605
/louses found in good condition	544	608	505	234	502	303	436	3,132
Do. requiring amendment
Details of Insanitary Conditions. Walls and ceilings requiring cleansing throughout	22	42	4	2	13	7	10 172	100 1,039
Do. do. partially	214	200	137	70	203	43	12	264
Yards and areas insufficiently paved	97	38	3	4	1	6	3	111
Do. imperfectly drained	56	18	7	—	—	—	—	45
Inlets to drains not properly trapped	32	38	23	5	2	18	8.	126
Drains proved defective by smoke drain test	114	11	133	24	181	48	69	580
Smoke drain test applied with negative results	64	50	81	69	24	42	44	377
Drains obstructed	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	3
Sink waste pipes directly connected with drains	4	—	—	—	2	1	—	7
Rain water pipes do. do.	90	22	26	37	11	15	24	225
Soil pans of w.c.s without suitable water supply	34	23	14	17	17	10	4	119
Do. broken or unsuitable	65	41	3	12	22	14	7	164
Do. in foul condition	65	41	6	—	—	—	—	43
Do. untrapped	26	12	5
	East com bined Mr. Bullock	West combined Mr. . Johnson	Poplar South. Mr. Foad.	Bromley North. Mr. Langley.	Bromle Central Mr. W . \| Johnson	Bow Eas Mr i. Field	Bow : West Mr. 1. Boyce.	Totals.
Roof guttering and rainwater pipes defective	117	85	112	51	65	35	43	508
Roofs not watertight	175	130	134	101	129	83	118	990
Water supplies to premises cut off (notified by Metropolitan Water Board)	14	53	9	8	1	8	8	106
Water service fittings defective, causing waste of water	64	33	43	29	l 24	21	18	232 232
Drinking Water improperly stored	1	6	—	—	—	—	1	8
W.c.s badly ventilated	11	4	—	—	16	—	—	31
Do. badly situated	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	4
Dampness	83	30	58	9	32	64	69	345
Inundations	14	61	20	19	—	23	12	152
Overcrowding	7	45	—	1	6	1	—	60
Accumulations of dung or refuse	39	40 46	4	7	5	5	— 10	116 11 fi
Foul p.h. urinals	20	25	6	—	11	—	l	63
Other nuisances, dilapidations, want of ventilations, etc	444	257	217	206	190	116	156	1,586
Breaches of London County Council By-laws	17	44	—	—	62	47	2	172
Breaches of Council's By-laws	3	12	—	—	62	15	1	31
Intimations served	544	314	500	228	384	295	436	2,701
Notices served	230	206	98	78	257	58	230	1,157
Final notices served	41	24	34	30	51	2	34	226
Summonses applied for	—	—	4	—	1	—	1	6
Passengers from Continental Ports—							1	6
Visited	2	5	—	—	1	—	—	8
Undiscovered	—	5	—	1	—	—	—	6
Re-Inspections	3,582	2,899	2,284	1,986	3,978	2,144	990	17,863
Intimations served in respect of verminous rooms, whether in conjunction wit or separate from, other defects	21	19	8	10	10	12	25	105

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Table: Tabulated Statement of Inspections, of Insanitry Condition found existing, and of Re-inspections during the Periodfrom 1st January, 1917, to 31st December, 1917.