London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK,
Etc. Tubulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1929.
| East Combined | W est Combined | Poplar South | Bromley North | Bromley Central | Bow East | Bow West | Totals 1929 | Totals 1928. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Inspections: | 1127 | 1470 | 1454 | 1424 | 1102 | 809 | 1173 | 8559 | |
| On complaints of nuisances, etc. | 409 | 681 | 665 | 974 | 414 | 420 | 759 | 4322 | |
| On notification of infectious diseases | 444 | 661 | 490 | 342 | 391 | 226 | 348 | 2902 | |
| *House-to-House | 73 | — | — | 2 | 20 | — | — | *95 | |
| Workshops, workplaces, etc. | 183 | 8 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 43 | 66 | 477 | |
| Miscellaneous | 18 | 120 | 249 | 51 | 205 | 120 | — | 763 | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 584 | 671 | 774 | 460 | 317 | 347 | 433 | 3586 | |
| Do. requiring amendment | 543 | 799 | 680 | 964 | 785 | 462 | 740 | 4973 | |
| Details of Insanitary Conditions, etc. | |||||||||
| Walls and ceilings dirty | 217 | 232 | 199 | 336 | 404 | 162 | 418 | 1968 | |
| Yards, forecourts and areas insufficiently paved or drained | 76 | 34 | 57 | 55 | 100 | 28 | 51 | 401 | |
| Inlets to drains not properly trapped | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 15 | ||
| Number of drains tested | 256 | 58 | 458 | 135 | 186 | 151 | 515 | 1750 | |
| Do. do. defective | 39 | 55 | 74 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 35 | 256 | |
| Do. do. obstructed | 33 | 76 | 97 | 63 | 40 | 43 | 35 | 387 | |
| Sink waste pipes not trapped or otherwise defective | 29 | 20 | 48 | 29 | 93 | 19 | 72 | 310 | |
| Do. do. directly connected to drains | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 9 | |
| Soil pans of w.c.'s without suitable water supply | 34 | 62 | 12 | 102 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 300 | |
| Do. do. broken or unsuitable | 26 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 168 | |
| Do. do. in foul condition | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 62 | |
| Do. do. untrapped | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Roofs, guttering, and rainwater pipes defective | 207 | 153 | 392 | 588 | 332 | 143 | 255 | 2070 | |
| Water supplies to premises cut off (notified by Metropolitan Water Board) | 5 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | 9 | 19 | ||
| Water service fittings defective, causing waste of water | 21 | 29 | 61 | 29 | 27 | 16 | — | 183 | |
| Drinking water improperly stored | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dampness | 199 | 168 | 90 | 81 | 141 | 88 | 67 | 834 | |
| Inundations | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | _ | 7 | — | 31 | |
| Overcrowding | 8 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 56 | |
| No proper receptacle for house refuse | 90 | 89 | 127 | 155 | 155 | 72 | 16! | 851 | |
| Accumulations of dung or refuse | 21 | 10 | 18 | 17 | — | 12 | 6 | 84 | |
| Insanitary P.H. urinals | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 16 | |
| Other nuisances, dilapidations, want of ventilation, etc. | 347 | 170 | 517 | 409 | 486 | 386 | 407 | 2722 | |
| Breaches of London County Council's By-laws | 88 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 53 | — | 156 | |
| Breaches of Council's Bv-laws | 63 | 11 | 84 | 14 | 100 | 20 | — | 292 | |
| Intimations served | 495 | 683 | 667 | 1035 | 720 | 435 | 734 | 4769 | |
| Notices served | 145 | 249 | 205 | 405 | 321 | 130 | 270 | 1725 | |
| Final Notices served | 25 | 107 | 71 | 173 | 29 | 39 | 79 | 523 | |
| Summonses applied for | — | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | |
| Passengers from Continental Ports:— | |||||||||
| Visited | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | — | |
| Undiscovered | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Intimations served in respect of verminous rooms | 33 | 23 | 21 | 37 | 49 | 9 | — | 172 | |
| Verminous rooms cleansed by owners, etc. | 42 | 24 | 17 | 38 | 49 | 7 | — | 177 | |
| Re-inspections.. | 2256 | 2297 | 2428 | 2772 | 1859 | 1659 | 2123 | 15394 | |
| Visits to Smallpox contacts | 5049 | 2283 | 1295 | 2026 | 4625 | 1142 | 3235 | 19655 | |
| Do. school absentees. etc | 96 | 50 | 43 | — | 51 | 5 | 23 | 268 | |
| House-to-house visits re smallpox | — | — | — | — | 261 | — | — | 261 | |
| Visits re typhoid fever contacts | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
* In addition to the above 1,116 house-to-house inspections were made by Mr. C. H. Brown.