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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 1938
[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, 1938. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Lodging Houses | 4 | 109 | — |
| Seamen's Lodging Houses | 2 | 26 | — |
| Cowsheds (Licensed) | 1 | 12 | — |
| Slaughterhouses (Licensed) | 4 | 14* | — |
| Poultry Slaughterhouses | 3 | 13 | 2‡ |
| Other Offensive Trades | 4 | 26 | |
| Milkshops | 81 | 296 | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 240 | 263 | — |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 1,098 | 1,701 | — |
| Registered Foster-Mothers | 17 | 17 by Sanitary Inspectors. | |
| Nurse Children kept | 17 | 197 by Chief Health Visitor. | |
•In addition, 810 visits were made in connection with the examination of carcases.
persons were summoned for carrying on the business which had been established
without the consent of the local authority.
Smoke Nuisances.
(1) No. of observations 19 (4) No. of Statutory Notices
served —
(2) No. of intimations served 4 (5) No. of legal proceedings —
(6) No. of convictions ,, —
(3) No. of complaints received (7) Amount of penalty and
(from L.C.C.) 11 costs imposed in each case —
Cleansing and Disinfection.
No. of adults cleansed 285
No. of children cleansed 4907
No. of
rooms
cleansed
(a) After infectious
diseases 1470
(6) for vermin 1211
Water Supply to Tenement Houses.
No. of premises supplied 6 No. of prosecutions _
Sanitary Officers.
Male. Female.
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time) 16 1
,, ,, ,, (part-time) — —
No. of Health Visitors (whole-time)—Borough Council M. & C.W., 10; Tuberculosis,
3.
,, ,, ,, (part-time)—Nil.
,, ,, ,, (Voluntary Association)—M. & C.W., 9.