[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough] page 87

Poplar 1920

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

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Table: Tabulated Statement of Inspections, of Insanitary Condition found existing, and of Re-inspections during the Period from 1st January, 1920, to 31st December, 1920.

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Tabulated Statement of Inspections, of Insanitary Condition found existing, and of Re-inspections during the Period from 1st January, 1920, to 31st December, 1920.

	East combined.	West combined.	Poplar Soitth.	Bromley North.	Bromley Central.	Bow East.	Bow W est.	Totals.
Inspections:—	947	1,649	1,416	1,408	976	1,105	1,508	9,009
On Complaints of Nuisances, etc.	333	I,004	853	728	569	656	1,026	5,169
On notification o{ infectious diseases	495	645	557	661	371	439	482	3.650
House to house visitation	119	—	6	19	36	10	—	190
Houses found in good condition	237	812	523	953	212	672	854	4,263
Do. requiring amendment	710	837	893	455	764	433	654	4,746
Details of Insanitary Conditions.
Walls and ceilings requiring cleansing throughout	41	21	23	68	18	19	16	206
Do. do. partially	331	439	411	221	359	209	472	2,442
Yards and areas insufficiently paved	81	86	281	51	170	1	67	737
Do. imperfectly drained	44	38	9	28	—	59	3	181
Inlets to drains not properly trapped	3	9	3	2	—	2	3	22
Drains proved defective by smoke drain test	7	32	40	14	1	29	31	154
Smoke drain test applied with negative results	120	8	239	14	297	98	93	869
Drains obstructed	50	139	116	51	14	56	70	502
Sink waste pipes directly connected with drains	—	9	—	1	—	1	1	12
Rain water pipes do. do.	—	11	—	4	—	—	1	16
Soil pans of w.c.s without suitable water supply	100	21	91	45	43	1	52	353
Do. broken or unsuitable	10	11	20	15	12	19	7	94
Do. in foul condition	55	20	94	1	28	31	26	255
Do. untrapped	1	—	2	—	6	—	—	9