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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 1936

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

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Table: Table C.Factories , Workshops , Laundries , Workplaces and HomeworkersI .—INSPECTION.

Table C.Factories , Workshops , Laundries , Workplaces and HomeworkersI .—INSPECTION.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Intimation.Statutory.Final.
Factories51613341—
(Including Factory Bakehouses and Laundries)Workshops†1953211-
(Including Workshop Laundries.) Domestic Workshops‡266__-
Workplaces4 04682—
Domestic Workplaces3921——
Places where food is sold or pre-pared§2,043342---
Homeworkers'Premises630———
Total3,849561144—

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† Including Workshop Bakehouses.
‡ Including Domestic Bakehouses and Laundries.
§ The inspections of factories where food is prepared are included. Power is
used in 86 of the oremises.

Table: 2.—DEFECTS FOUND *(Corresponding figures for 1935 are shown in brackets).

2.—DEFECTS FOUND *(Corresponding figures for 1935 are shown in brackets).

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Act:
Want of cleanliness541 (547)539 (547)_
Want of ventilation2 (2)2 (2 >_—.
Overcrowding ..—-—
Want of drainage of floors——-—
Other nuisances..68 (62)67 (62)-—
Sanitaryaccommodationinsufficient— (1)— (1)-—
unsuitable or defective
18 (28)18 (28)——
not separate for sexes
- (1)(1)——
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse(s. 101) ..----
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100)----
Other offences ..— (1)-_— (1)-_
(Excluding offences relating to out
work which are included in Table D
of this Report.)
Total( 29626(1)_

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* These detects refer to premises as mentioned above under table of Inspection.