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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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| Year. | Output, gallons. | Material, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water. Cost. | Electricity. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1906 | 17,000 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 3 |
| 1907 | 15,686 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 11 |
| 1908 | 28,280 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 5 |
| 1909 | 27,216 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 7½ | 53 | 2 | 2½ |
| 1910 | 50,726 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 98 | 2 | 4 |
| 1911 | 53,063 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 56 | 16 | 7½ | 107 | 14 | 4½ |
| 1912 | 54,388 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 14 | 4½ | 101 | 2 | 2½ |
| 1913 | 66,740 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 10½ | 133 | 8 | 1½ |
| 1914 | 68,795† | 59 | 16 | 11† | 75 | 0 | 3† | 134 | 17 | 2† |
| 1915 | 36,985† | 35 | 19 | 3† | 48 | 12 | 0† | 84 | 11 | 3† |
| 1916 | 26,790† | 74 | 4 | 0† | 40 | 3 | 1† | 114 | 7 | 1† |
| 1917 | 27,900† | 75 | 10 | 4† | 44 | 11 | 6½† | 120 | 1 | 10½† |
| 1918 | 30,750† | 114 | 5 | 9† | 51 | 2 | 8† | 165 | 8 | 5† |
| 1919 | 33,285† | 139 | 4 | 0† | 77 | 7 | 9† | 216 | 11 | 9† |
| Total | 537,501 | £784 | 13 | 3 | £663 | 16 | 1½ | £1,448 | 9 | 4½ |
The Public Health Department is not only furnished with the
disinfectant and the various institutions of the Council (the public baths,
etc.), but the institutions of the Managers of the Sick Asylum and of the
Board of Guardians (within and without the Borough) are supplied with
an unlimited quantity free if required.
For the Fluid supplied to the Works Department a charge of id
per gallon is made; the Public Health Department is credited with this
amount although no actual monetary transaction takes place.
As applicants now usually bring their own receptacles to the depots,
there is also a very appreciable saving in the expense on bottles alone.
For Electrolytic Disinfectant supplied to manufacturers and trading
concerns, a charge of 8d. per gallon is made through the Electricity
Department, the Electricity Undertaking being allowed an amount of
10 per cent, for establishment charges.
† On page 53 it will be seen that the fluid is made of greater strength and afterwards broken down to half strength for distribution, more electrical current being used. Gallons distributed:—
| 1914 | 88,425 |
| 1915 | 73,970 |
| 1916 | 53,580 |
| 1917 | 55,800 |
| 1918 | 61,500 |
| 1919 | 66,570 |
The diminution is due to not such a lavish distribution on account ot increased
prices and difficulty of obtaining materials.