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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Copy of a Return to the London County Council.
| Premises. | No. in Borough on 31st December 1931. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowsheds (No. of Premises) | 3 | 17 | _ |
| Slaughterhouses | 7* | 41 | — |
| Offensive Trades | 4 | 7 | — |
| Milkshops | 105 | 298 | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 132 | 262 | — |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses (all places where food is sold or prepared) | 813 | 1,842 | — |
| * Includes 2 Slaughterers of Poultry. | |||
| (1) No. of observations .. .. 49 No. of nuisances recorded .. 21 | (4) No. of Statutory Notices served Nil. | |
|---|---|---|
| (2) Number of intimations served 3 (In addition 17 Cautions were sent and 1 letter sent | (5) No. of legal proceedings Nil. | |
| to L.C.C.) | (6) No. of convictions Nil, | |
| (3) No. of complaints received (from L.C.C.) 15 | (7) Amount of penalty and costs imposed in each case — | |
| No. of adults cleansed 74 | No. of premises cleansed | ' (a) After infectious diseases 1.803 |
| No. of children cleansed 2782 | (b) For vermin 231 (rooms) by P.B.C. (171 rooms by Owners). | |
| No. of premises supplied 3 | No. of prosecutions Nil | |
| Male. Female. | ||
| No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time) ,, ,, ,, (part-time) | 14* 1 Nil. Nil. M.C.W. T.B. | |
| No. of Health Visitors (whole-time) | 9f 3 And 1 Sister in charge | |
| ,, ,, (part-time) | Nil. of Light Clinics(M.&C.W.) | |
| * Includes 2 Meat and Food Inspectors and 3 Housing Survey Inspectors, † Does not include 9 employed by Voluntary Associations. | ||
| Total No. of houses in the Borough 23,700* | No. of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not be made fit Nil. | |