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TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMAN AND COUNCILLORS OP THE
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR
Mr, Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the health and sanitary
circumstances of the Borough during the year 1957.
The general standard of health of the inhabitants of the Borough has remained
satisfactory but some distress is still being caused by the continuing shortage of
satisfactory housing.
Most of the worst slum property in the Borough has now been cleared and during
the year the London County Council has made a start on site clearance in a number
of areas in preparation for a further phase of housing development with the rebuilding
scheduled to commence next year
The nuisance arising from the uncontrolled trespass by dwellers in tents, vans
and sheds on land cleared as a result of war and housing difficulties continues
but some improvement in the situation has been effected through action by this
department in co-operation with the London County Council, trespassers having been
rehoused in some instances or evicted from several sites and the land fenced in,
which now leaves the main concentration in one area scheduled to be an open space
in the London development plan.
Owing to the general shortage of Public Health Inspectors we have been unable
to replace losses through retirement of the Senior Public Health Inspector,
C.A. Grabham , and Mr, C. S. Westbrook and the resignation of Mr. G, L. Belshaw, this
unfortunately has led to a restriction in the activity of the department. This has
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