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Poplar 1956

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

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Table: TABLE IIINSPECTIONS, INSANITARY CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1956

TABLE II

INSPECTIONS, INSANITARY CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1956

Number of Complaints received2,098
Number of InspectionsDwelling HousesHouse-to-House-
On complaint2,036
After Infectious Disease60
FactoriesWhere power is used78
No power used3
Others4
Outworkers-
Stables4
Smoke observations24
Miscellaneous visits and inspections (including visits to infectious disease contacts, school inspections, etc.)1,750
Re-inspections7, 101
Premises requiring amendmentDwelling Houses1,698
Others.21
Service of Intimations, etc..
Intimations served1,575
Intimations complied with1,306
Notices served673
Notices complied with505
Final Notices served87
Final Notices complied with95
Summonses applied for39
Work done (number of instances not included above):
(a) After legal proceedings22
(b) Voluntarily197

Table: Defects, etc., found in Dwelling Houses:

Defects, etc., found in Dwelling Houses:

Nuisances, etc., foundWorks completed
Drainage: Drains defective80108
Drains obstructed144136
Waste pipes defective, etc8195
Rainwater pipes not disconnected11
W. Cs. and flushing apparatus defective245219
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