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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 1953

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

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Table: TABLE II(continued)

TABLE II

(continued)

Nuisances, etc., foundWorks completed
Dampness: (Not due to defect shown elsewhere)798709
Water: supply cut off3631
Dust receptacles: Insufficient or defective83122
Miscellaneous:
Rooms, etc., dirty and/or verminous598717
Cases of overcrowding13-
Yards, etc., not properly paved or drained8571
Roofs defective930923
Rainwater pipes and gutters defective343336
Public House urinals requiring cleansing--
Other nuisances or defects3,4003,913
Defects, etc., found in Factories: Sanitary defects1215
W. C. accommodation insufficient or
unsuitable2823
Overcrowding--
Stables:
Accumulations found33