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Poplar 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar]

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List of Sanitary Works carried out in Bromley, North Division, from
ist January, 1896, to 31 st December, 1896.
Houses or other premises inspected ... ... ... ... 1864
Walls and ceilings of Premises cleansed throughout ... ... 10
Do. do. do. partially ... .. 187
Drains opened and cleansed .. ... ... ... ... ... 295
Inlets to drains trapped with stoneware gullies ... ... ... 173
Drains reconstructed, repaired or amended ... ... ... 557
Bath, sinks and lavatory waste pipes properly disconnected from
drains .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 110
Rain-water pipes do. do. do. ... 158
Eave gutters and rain-water pipes repaired ... 217
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s .. ... ... ... 175
New soil pans provided ... ... ... .. ... ... 205
Foul soil pans cleansed ... ... ... 69
Soil pans properly trapped ... ... ... ... 10
Water supplies reinstated to premises ... 52
Defective water fittings repaired ... ... ... .. ... 16
Water service altered so as to draw direct from the main ... 84
Roofs made water-tight ... ... ... ... ... ... 146
Yards, forecourts and areas paved ... ... ... 535
Do. do. do. drained 13
Accumulations of dung and other refuse removed ... ... ... 37
Other nuisances abated, consisting principally of dilapidations,
want of ventilation, etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... 427
Drains tested by the smoke test ... ... ... ... ... 1452
W.C.'s properly ventilated ... ... ... ... ... ... 35
Foul public-house urinals properly cleansed ... ... ... 13
Overcrowding abated ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Dampness of walls remedied ... ... ... .. ... ... 104
Breaches of L.C.C. By-laws... ... ... .. ... .. 37
Summonses applied for .. ... ... ... ... ... 16
Re-inspections made ... ... ... ... ... 6289
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
FREDK. JOSEPH ANTHONY,
Assoc. San. Inst.
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector under
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
Bromley North Division.