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Poplar 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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5. Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
Table II INSPECTIONS, INSANITARY CONDITIONS FOUND EXISTING, AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1951.
| Number of Complaints Received | 3,560 | |||||
| Number of Inspections | Dwelling Houses | House-to-House | — | |||
| On complaint | 3,558 | |||||
| . After Infectious Disease | 111 | |||||
| Factories | Where power is used | 637 | ||||
| No power used | 51 | |||||
| Others | 6 | |||||
| Outworkers | 53 | |||||
| Stables | 33 | |||||
| Smoke observations | 85 | |||||
| Miscellaneous visits and inspections (including visits to infectious disease contacts, school inspections, etc.) | 3,331 | |||||
| Re-inspections | 15,293 | |||||
| Premises requiring amendment | Dwelling Houses | 3,090 | ||||
| Others | 23 | |||||
| Service of Intimations, etc. | ||||||
| Intimations served | 2,790 | |||||
| Intimations complied with | 1,794 | |||||
| Notices served | 1,317 | |||||
| Notices complied with | 1,043 | |||||
| Final Notices served | 354 | |||||
| Final Notices complied with | 356 | |||||
| Summonses applied for | 88 | |||||
| Work done (number of instances not included above): | ||||||
| (a) After legal proceedings | 62 | |||||
| (b) Voluntarily | 183 | |||||
| Defects, etc., Found in Dwelling Houses: | Nuisances, etc., found. | Works completed. | ||||
| Drainage: Drains defective | 69 | 103 | ||||
| Drains obstructed | 170 | 198 | ||||
| Waste pipes defective, etc. | 121 | 153 | ||||
| Rainwater pipes not disconnected | 2 | 5 | ||||
| W.C.'s and flushing apparatus defective | 291 | 343 | ||||
| Dampness: (Not due to defects shown elsewhere) | 1,179 | 958 | ||||
| Water: Supply cut off | 23 | 34 | ||||
| Dust Receptacles: Insufficient or defective | 42 | 71 | ||||
| Miscellaneous: | ||||||
| Rooms, etc., dirty and/or verminous | 1,642 | 1,677 | ||||
| Cases of overcrowding | 11 | - | ||||
| Yards, etc., not properly paved or drained | 123 | 132 | ||||
| Roofs defective | 1,522 | 1,509 | ||||
| Rainwater pipes and gutters defective | 397 | 430 | ||||
| Public House Urinals requiring cleansing | - | - | ||||
| Other nuisances or defects | 6,267 | 5,395 | ||||
| Defects, etc., found in Factories: | ||||||
| Sanitary defects | 18 | 21 | ||||
| W.C. accommodation insufficient or unsuitable | 20 | 25 | ||||
| Overcrowding | - | - | ||||
| Stables: Accumulations found | 1 | 1 | ||||