London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Poplar 1960

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

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

-17-

Table: TABLE IIINSPECTIONS, INSANITARY CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1960

TABLE II

INSPECTIONS, INSANITARY CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1960

Number of Complaints received1, 793
House-to-House349
Number of InspectionsDwelling Houses0n complaint1,678
After Infectious Disease449
Where power is used84
FactoriesNo power used1
Others-
Outworkers Stables...-
...2
Smoke Observations124
Miscellaneous visits and inspections (including visits to infectious disease contacts, school inspections, etc.)2,460
Re-inspections5,320
Premises requiring amendmentDwelling Houses1,471
Others29
Service of Intimations, etc.
Intimations served1,302
Intimations complied with1, 226
Notices served528
Notices complied with442
Final notices served111
Pinal notices complied with65
Summonses applied for82
Work done (number of instances not included above):
(a) After legal proceedings42
(b) Voluntarily55

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

Defects, etc., found in Dwelling Houses:

Nuisances, etc., foundWorks completed
Drainage: Drains defective3533
Drains obstructed138129
Waste pipes defective, etc.5467
Rainwater pipes not disconnected--
W.Cs. and flushing apparatus defective137136