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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 344 | 344 | 2 | ||
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | |||
| Overcrowding | 39 | 39 | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | |||
| Other nuisances | 135 | 135 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | ||
| unsuitable or defective | 68 | 68 | |||
| not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) .. | |||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) Other offences .. | |||||
| (Excluding offences relating to out work which are included in Table D of this Report.) | |||||
| Total | 595 | 595 | 4 | ||
* These defects refer to premises as mentioned above under table of Inspection.