London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Roof guttering and rainwater pipes defective | 168 | 155 | 276 | 129 | 171 | 69 | 72 | 1,040 |
| Roofs not watertight | 236 | 184 | 296 | 164 | 279 | 126 | 194 | 1,479 |
| Water supplies to premises cut off (notified by Metropolitan Water Board) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | |
| Water service fittings defective, causing waste of water | 17 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 143 |
| Drinking Water improperly stored | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| W.C.s badly ventilated | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 24 |
| Do. badly situated | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Dampness | 225 | 105 | 170 | 35 | 143 | 116 | 117 | 911 |
| Inundations | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 |
| Overcrowding | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | I | — | 14 |
| Accumulations of dung or refuse | 18 | 33 | 9 | 30 | — | 3 | 10 | 103 |
| Foul p.h. urinals | 13 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 10 | — | 1 | 54 |
| Other nuisances, dilapidations, want of ventilations, etc. | 216 | 228 | 1,007 | 216 | 450 | 339 | 628 | 3,084 |
| Breaches of London County Council By laws | 78 | 5 | — | — | 65 | 77 | 2 | 227 |
| Breaches of Council's By laws | 91 | 6 | — | — | — | 63 | 3 | 163 |
| Intimations served | 710 | 759 | 893 | 466 | 740 | 433 | 654 | 4,6c 5 |
| Notices served | 277 | 580 | 261 | 257 | 536 | 216 | 477 | 2,604 |
| Final notices served | 94 | 86 | 82 | 54 | 131 | 17 | 41 | 505 |
| Summonses applied for | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 27 |
| Passengers from Continental Ports— | ||||||||
| Visited | 11 | 13 | I | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Undiscovered, | — | 7 | _ | _ | — | — | — | 7 |
| Re-Iuspections | 4,638 | 2,917 | 4,484 | 2,180 | 2,666 | 1,691 | 1,891 | 20,467 |
| Intimations served in respect of verminous rooms, whether in conjunction with, | ||||||||
| or separate from, other defects | 95 | 97 | 152 | 14 | 141 | 63 | 83 | 645 |