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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(Corresponding figures for 1927 are shown in italics).
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 606 (744) | 606 (744) | .. | .. | |
| Want of ventilation | 6 (5) | 5 (5) | .. | .. | |
| Overcrowding .. | 10 (13^ | 10 (13) | .. | .. | |
| Want of drainage of floors | .. | .... | |||
| Other nuisances | 186 (329) | 185 (329) | .. | .. | |
| Sanitary accommodation | 'insufficient | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | .. | .. |
| unsuitable or defective | 146 (108) | 146 (108) | .. | .. | |
| not separate for sexes | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | .. | .. | |
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 970(1211) | 962 (1211) | 8 | ||
* These defects refer to premises as mentioned above under table of Inspection.