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Poplar 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of Inspector, South Division of Poplar.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1917.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to present my twenty-eighth Annual Summary of the sanitary
work, executed in the South Division of Poplar for the year ended 31st
December, 1917, viz. :—
The details of which were entered in my journal day by day and reported to the Public Health and Housing Committee month by month.
| Number of Inspections, special, periodical, and on complaint of nuisances | 1,193 |
| ,, Inspections re notifications of infectious diseases | 284 |
| Inspections, house-to-house visitations | — |
| Total Inspections | 1,482 |
| Re-inspections | 2,284 |
Drains.
During the year 23 drains were proved defective by the smoke and
chemical tests, and in 133 instances the application of tests revealed no
defects.
Twenty-nine drains were reconstructed wholly or partially on the old
lines—or repaired, in most cases including the fixing of new traps and
pans and yard gullies.
Factories.
Improved additional sanitary accommodation has been provided
at nine factories in this Division. The increase in employment of female
labour was principally the cause of the extra amount of work entailed
in furnishing extra accommodation for male and female employees.
Public House Urinals.
Public house conveniences were inspected and nuisances abated on
the service of written intimations.