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Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Work of Lady Sanitary Inspector.
| Poplar | Bow and Bromley. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c., Number of, on the Register | 55 | 71 | 126 |
| Workshops. Number of Workrooms therein | 69 | 126 | 195 |
| ,, Number of Inspections of | 87 | 137 | 124 |
| ,, Number of Reinspections of | 29 | 78 | 107 |
| Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | 108 | 174 | 282 |
| ,, found to be overcrowded | — | 13 | 13 |
| ,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | — | 3 | 3 |
| ,, found to be in dirty condition | 11 | 32 | 43 |
| Workshops, etc., newly discovered and registered | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| ,, Workrooms therein measured | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| ,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Factories, Number visited | 38 | 105 | 143 |
| ,, W.C.'s dirty, insufficient, &c. | 20 | 64 | 84 |
| Outworkers' premises visited | 273 | 801 | 1,074 |
| Written Intimations served | 67 | 98 | 165 |
| Statutory Notices served | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Final Notices served | — | — | — |
| Works carried out under supervision:— | |||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | — | 3 | 3 |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 50 | 76 | 126 |
| (c) Yards, floors, roofs, &c., repaired | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| (d) Sanitary conveniences constructed, cleansed or repaired | 20 | 63 | 83 |
| — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | |
| (g) Miscellaneous | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Overcrowding of Workrooms, Cases abated | — | 13 | 13 |
| Miscellaneous Visits (including visits to Council Houses) | 444 | 165 | 609 |
| Visits re Verminous Children | 123 | 179 | 302 |
| ,, Scabies | 67 | 31 | 98 |
| ,, Outworkers' Lists | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| ,, Suspected Infectious Disease | 465 | 326 | 791 |
| ,, Eye Infections | 128 | 24 | 152 |
| Visits to Schools | 26 | 18 | 44 |
Factory and workshop inspections, 365; fair condition, 221; removed or
discontinued 53; required cleansing, 43; sanitary conveniences defective or
insufficient, 84.