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Poplar 1964

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

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Table II

Table: INSPECTIONS. INSANITARY CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1964

INSPECTIONS. INSANITARY CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1964

No. of Complaints received2,580
No. of Inspections:
House-to-House1,219
Dwelling-houses - on complaint2,472
" - after Infectious Disease1,283
Factories - where power is used164
" - no power used-
" - o the rs-
Outworkers14
Stables-
Smoke Observations23
Miscellaneous visits, re-inspections (including visits to infectious disease contacts, school inspections,etc.)7,154
Premises requiring amendment:1,605
Dwelling-houses
Others28
Service of Intimations, etc.:
Intimations served1,427
Intimations complied with1,840
Notices served503
Notices complied with387
Pinal notices served111
Final notices complied with83
Work done (number of instances not included above)
(a) After legal proceedings43
(b) Voluntarily9
Summonses applied for47
Defects found in Dwelling-houses:Nuisances etc.foundWorks completed
Defective drains3231
Drains obstructed130127
Waste pipes defective, etc.4339
Rainwater pipes not disconnected--
W.C.'s and flushing apparatus defective141130
Dampness (not due to defects elsewhere)387321
Water supply cut off1818
Dust receptacles - insufficient or defective
1717