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Poplar 1936

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

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Table: Sanitary Inspectors' Work.Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1936

Sanitary Inspectors' Work.Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1936

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.Mr.T.C.B Rose.
Number of Complaints received5322458794804488205763804,360---4,360
Number of InsoectionsDwelling HousesHouse-to-House72—--7038--180161111167619
On Complaint6132458774624818225693004,36921-4,372
After Infectious Disease9472146148156989987900--—900
Factories, including Factory Laundries632102223368110——-—110
Workshops, including Workshop Laundries15305131312105103——-—103
Workplaces, other than outworkers5386341811196155——-—155
Outworkers9_-130---40———40
Stables143633113252220236———236
Smoke observations1134243715118113—1—114
Miscellaneous visits and inspections (including visits to Infec
tious Disease contacts, school inspections, etc.)4961636392376679782406634,0832402782534,854
Re-inspections2,7832,7542,3901,8693,1461,9873,3372,36420,63058554874422,507
Premises requiring amendment (a) Dwelling-houses5952868835014587406012824,34697741124,629
(b) Other premises101320377313195190---190
Service of Intimations, etc.:
Intimations served6223397615394467845922864,36997961134,675
,, complied with3671904023653565362422832,7417268612,942
Notices served24153308207119243339671,5772228351,662
,, complied with2005717216297159174671,0881919191,145
Final Notices served42181254721701709502385518
,, complied with45171355825601539502384517
Summonses applied for3_225-1912-61---61
Work done, number of instances not included above:
(a) After legal proceedings——202-1917-58---58
(b) Voluntarily171286111132324—286—1-287
Defects, etc., found in Dwelling Houses:Nuisances, etc., found.Works completed.
Drainage:
Drains defective47386325
15
,, obstructed153015434191293527435—-—435470
Waste pipes defective, etc.33215453603748273921-—393364
Rainwater pipes not disconnected-1468930-132912816365373
W.C.'s and flushing apparatus defeotive364712213048811024———2478
Dampness (not due to defects shown elsewhere)605021677228oo 519231265758103596541
Water: Supply cut off-21161191,4003723381,4981,351
Dust Receptacles: Insufficient or defective96308213289367115———1523
Miscellaneous:1337270110228741746
Rooms, etc., dirty and/or verminous315250820349484792241
Cases of overcrowding-353toy593,74010589774,0113,896
Yards, etc., not properly paved or drained3112010454961942626———2614
Roofs defective309325460180206323601075576188589598
Rainwater pipes and gutters defective4817620070178213158522,1601532432,2502,274
Public House Urinals requiring cleansing-437594-7976112691,0221,002
Other nuisances or defects3604502,6434371,1981,3711,58237226 8,413---2623
Defects found in Factories, Workshops, etc.:1381772648,9929 142
Sanitary defects1957321312584-8471
W.C. accmmodation, insufficient or unsuitable--21421-10———108
Overcrowding---1---—1———12
Stables:———
Manure receptacles defective, etc.--2912--14---1422
Accumulations found-22-5--312-——1216
Re-housing* Number of families re-housed by—
1. Poplar Borough Council .. .. *. ..------------
2. London County Council———-——————-_-
Number of visits by Assistants (not included above)2,2392,3545,1253,0874,9403,5133,860—25,118---

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♦The Housing Inspectors were engaged on House-to-house inspections under the Public Health (London) Act, and in inspections, etc., in connection with "Areas," referred to on pages 51 and 52.
Messrs. Belshaw an" May were also engaged on the overcrowding survey 22 days and 4 days respectively. 18
Mr. Belshaw also deputised for District Inspectors on 43 days.