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To the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar and Bromley,
31 st December, 1896.
Sir,
I beg to submit my Annual Report of the Sanitary Work executed
in the South Division of Poplar for the year ended December 31st,
1896.
House-to-house inspections were carried out as follows:—
The whole of Oliffe Street Sections of Johnson Street
„ „ Judkin's Street „ West Ferry Road
„ „ Montague Place, ,, Maria Street,
(West Ferry Rd), ,, Manilla Street
,, „ Bilson Street, „ Stewart's Terrace
„ Stebondale Street
„ Manchester Street
„ Havannah Street
„ East Ferry Road
„ Plevna Street
,, Glengall Road
„ Launch Street
„ Marshfield Street
,, Byng Street
In addition to the above, 997 complaints of nuisances, and 350
notifications of infectious diseases were received, and dealt with making
in all, 1,601 primary inspections, and 5,536 reinspections for the yeai.
Of that total, 285 premises were found to be in fair condition, 82
per cent. required various works of Sanitary improvement. See list of
Sanitary works executed page 63.
459 drains, were proved defective by the smoke drain test, and in
489 instances its application revealed no defects,
During the year, the drains in connection with 210 houses, were