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Sanitary work executed in Poplar, South Division, during the year
ended 31 st December, 1896.
Internal surfaces oF premises cleansed throughout 11
Do. do. partially 105
Yards, areas, forecourts, and wash-houses paved or drained 277
Drains reconstructed 52
Do. cleansed, repaired, or amended 668
Inlets to drains trapped with suitable stoneware traps 50
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains 21
Rain-water pipes do. do 40
W.C. soil pans furnished with suitable and sufficient water supplies 104
W.C. soil pans renewed, cleansed, or properly trapped 50
Dung receptacles provided or repaired. 5
Urinals (public-house) repaired and cleansed 5
Defective water fittings, burst pipes, &c., repaired 39
Drinking-water cisterns cleansed and covered, or draw taps
from main provided 20
Water service reinstated when cut off by East London Water
Company 74
Rain-water pipes and gutterings repaired 115
Roofs made water-tight 137
Dampness remedied 91
Floodings abated 21
Nuisances from improper keeping of animals abated 3
Overcrowdings abated 4
Various nuisances from offensive accumulations, dilapidations,
and want of ventilation abated 436
Breaches of bye-laws rectified 37
The above works of sanitary improvement, necessitated the service
of 785 written intimations, 362 statutory notices, 118 final notices,
7 summonses and constant re-inspection.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
CEPHAS FOAD, Assoc. San. Inst.
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector under Sale
of Food and Drug Acts.
Poplar South Division