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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories: | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 5 | |
| Action taken in matters referred^ by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 19 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 19 | |
| Other (Communications) | 5 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ||
| In use at the end of the year | 28 | |
BAKEHOUSES.
Inspections.
The Bakehouses throughout the Borough were inspected at least
twice during the year.
There are 92 Bakehouses in the Borough of Poplar, 28 Poplar
(including 7 factory bakehouses), 41 Bromley (including 11 factory
bakehouses), 23 Bow (including 6 factory bakehouses). See Table
A, page 72, number made up to end of year.
There are 28 underground bakehouses in the Borough, 4 Poplar,
14 Bromley, and 10 Bow.
Cleansing was necessary in the various bakehouses on 144 occasions.
Eighteen other nuisances were found.
Four bakehouses were disused at time of visit.