Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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With the exception of one house all the premises were relimed on
1oth August.
On 27th August we received intimation from a London County Council
Official that the work on the new by-pass which had been under construction
had been completed and that our permanent work on the
affected premises could be commenced.
The owners (or their representatives) of premises where basements
and cellar floors were of wood were interviewed on the property by the
Medical Officer of Health, Deputy Borough Surveyor and the District
Sanitary Inspector and in nearly every instance the owners agreed to
remove all offensive material and concrete the sites.
Section V.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
PREMISES WHERE FOOD IS SOLD OR PREPARED.
Premises where food is sold, stored or prepared, have been inspected
during the year and, where necessary, action has been taken to ensure
that all foodstuffs were handled with care and protected from contamination
.
COWHOUSES.
There are 4 cowhouses licensed by the London County Council.
The cowhouses have been inspected and the necessary action taken
under the Milk and Dailies Order, 1926, regarding lighting (natural and
artificial) and cleansing; standings have been reconstructed to prevent
fouling of the animals.
MILK SHOPS.
At the end of the year there were in the Borough 115 registered
premises (including 4 cowhouses) where milk is sold. These milk shops
were kept under observation.