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Poplar 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Sanitary Inspectors' Work, Etc.Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1935.

Sanitary Inspectors' Work, Etc.

Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1935.

DISTRICT.Totals. (District Inspectors.)Housing Inspectors.*Totals.
No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.Mr. G. L. Belshaw.Mr. E. A. May.
Number of Complaints received4672959396533158275426714,709--4,709
Number of InspectionsDwelling HousesHouse-to-House113-19135---169265257691
On Complaint6433279546393158235184924,711--4,711
After Infectious Disease11087125146283881581791,176--1,176
Factories, including Factory Laundries-23162111-3579--79
Workshops, including Workshop Laundries1681721410168--68
Workplaces, other than outworkers-625832852113--113
Outworkers----1---1--1
Stables-12174692242210223--223
Smoke observations---3228101659--59
Miscellaneous visits and inspections (including visits to Infectious Disease contacts, school inspections, etc.)3141884543155389792635843,6352071774,019
Re-inspections2,8002,4782,3361,8772,5711,5453,1682,27219,0471,5651,23821,850
Premises requiring amendment(a) Dwelling-houses6533749476514578385402574,7171732205,110
(b) Other premises-63030568133146-1147
Service of Intimations, etc.:
Intimations served6583838117164068245462544,5981732315,003
,, complied with4192114345003495302851672,9251331573,215
Notices served240141405245117291261871,78740721,899
,, complied with17177226210972001551081,24423601,327
Final Notices served5814151441137385315692113603
,, complied with6961333813667023972112430
Summonses applied for-1108-152844--44
Work done, number of instances not included above:
(a) After legal proceedings1-124-152-34--34
(b Voluntarily19281198312592665-271
Defects, etc., found in Dwelling Houses:Nuisances, etc., found.Works completed.
Drainage:
Drains defective114466323109313116433-1434475
,, obstructed31211461234244535348-2350228
Waste pipes defective, etc.4843524495317073901915424399
Rainwater pipes not disconnected---24--511--1121
W.C.'s and flushing apparatus defective4350133154237975165731218603555
Dampness (not due to defects shown elsewhere)644820771348294112261170911081,3691,090
Water: Supply cut off--314---8--818
Dust Receptacles: Insufficient or defective Miscellaneous:4388971886019494448082142871865
Rooms, etc., dirty and/or verminous3171808093325104347442533,5791202223,9213,492
Cases of overcrowding2-154457136--3628
Yards, etc., not properly paved or drained26901047015145128116251345683623
Roofs defective2533025012483173573252042,50731642,6022,343
Rainwater pipes and gutters defective26190246943061491341151,26050641,3741,208
Public House Urinals requiring cleansing-3283-1-17--1720
Other nuisances or defects3483103,1466472,5121,5751,85839510,79131838511,49410,591
Defects found in Factories, Workshops, etc.:
Sanitary defects1102376741-113--11375
W.C. accommodation, insufficient or unsuitable-1415---11--116
Overcrowding----1---1--12
Stables:
Manure receptacles defective, etc.--3451--13--1312
Accumulations found-63581--23--2316
Re-housing: Number of families re-housed by—
1. Poplar Borough Council-------11--1-
2. London County Council--2-29-21952--52-
Number of visits by Assistants (not included above) ..2,7892,1154,8524,3424,2384,0014,369-26,706--
*The two "Housing" Inspectors named were deputed to follow up complaints, etc., in certain districts in order to relieve the District Inspectors.