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Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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ADOPTIVE ACTS, BYE-LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING
TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN FORCE IN THE DISTRICT.
Bye-laws made by Poplar Borough Council.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Date of
Section. Adoption.
16 (1) Prevention of nuisances arising from matter 20th Oct., 1893.
thrown in any street; offensive matter
running into an uncovered place; keeping
of animals; paving of yards and open
spaces
39 (2) Keeping water closets supplied with sufficient 20th Oct., 1893.
water
50 Securing cleanliness and freedom from pollu- 20th Oct., 1893.
tion of tanks, cisterns and other receptacles
used for storing water
Regulations made by Poplar Borough Council.
88 Management of Mortuaries 15th Sept., 1910.
Factory and Workshop Act and Public Health (London) Act.
— Underground Bakehouses 12th Mar., 1903.
Housing Act, 1925.
18 Underground rooms habitually used as 1st April, 1927.
sleeping places