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Poplar 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Work of Lady Sanitary Inspector.
Tabulated statement of Inspections, of Insanitary Conditions found existing, and of Reinspections, etc., during the year 1928.
| Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Totalas. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c., Number of, on the Register | 69 | 100 | 169 |
| Workshops. Number of Workrooms therein | 72 | 129 | 201 |
| ,, Number of Inspections of | 70 | 106 | 176 |
| ,, Number of Reinspections of | 36 | 88 | 124 |
| Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | 76 | 148 | 224 |
| ,, found to be overcrowded | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| ,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| ,, found to be in dirty condition | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Workshops, etc., newly discovered and registered | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| ,, Workrooms therein measured | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| ,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Factories, Number visited | 83 | 180 | 263 |
| ,, W.C.'s dirty, insufficient, &c. | 72 | 54 | 126 |
| Outworkers' premises visited | 293 | 866 | 1,159 |
| Written Intimations served and instances reported | 68 | 18 | 86 |
| Statutory Notices served | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Final Notices served | — | — | — |
| Works carried out under supervision:— | |||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| (6) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| (c) Yards, floors, roofs, &c., repaired | — | — | — |
| (d) Sanitary conveniences constructed, cleansed or repaired | 72 | 54 | 126 |
| (e) Dampness remedied | — | — | — |
| (f) Sink waste pipes renewed, etc | — | — | — |
| 1 | 13 | 14 | |
| Overcrowding of Workrooms, Cases abated | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Miscellaneous Visits (including visits to Council Houses) | 581 | 131 | 712 |
| Visits re Verminous Children | 65 | 80 | 145 |
| ,, Scabies | 63 | 18 | 81 |
| ,, Outworkers' Lists | 36 | 30 | 66 |
| ,, Suspected Infectious Disease | 468 | 217 | 685 |
| ,, Eye Infections | 63 | 9 | 72 |
| Visits to Schools | 57 | 31 | 88 |
| ,, cases of chickenpox | 112 | 51 | 163 |
| ,, workshops re smallpox contacts | — | 37 | 37 |
Factory and workshop inspections, 439; fair condition, 250; removed or
discontinued 9; required cleansing, 26; sanitary conveniences defective or
insufficient, 126; overcrowded, 10; want of ventilation, 4; other nuisances, 14.