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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 1952

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

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Table: Table II (continued)

Table II (continued)

Final Notices served211
Final Notices complied with182
Summonses applied for69
Work done(number of instances not included above):
(a) After legal proceedings25
(b) Voluntarily255
Defects,etc., found in Dwelling Houses :
Nuisances, etc.,found.WorKS completed
Drainage: Drains defective95129
Drains obstructed207181
Waste pipes defective,etc„131150
Rainwater pipes not disconnected49
W.C's and flushing apparatus defective316350
Dampness: (Not due to defects shown elsewhere)897861
Water: supply cut off4351
Dust receptacles: Insufficient or defective9360
Miscellaneous: Rooms,etc.,dirty and/or verminous8861,070
Cases of overcrowding14-
Yards,etc.,not properly paved or drained105101
Roofs defective987912
Rainwater pipes and gutters defective336335
Public House urinals requiring cleansing --
Other nuisances or defects4,2274,424
Defects,etc., found in Factories: Sanitary defects1112
W.C. accommodation insufficient or unsuitable1614
Overcrowding——
Stables: Accumulations found33

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