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Poplar 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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CANAL BOATS.
For the year ended 31st December, 1923, the inspections and reports of the Inspectors respecting registered canal boats and non-registered canal boats were as follows:—
| Registered | Non- Registered. | |
|---|---|---|
| (Mr. H. A. Tibbatts, East Combined Division | — | — |
| ‡ Mr. J. Johnson, West Combined Division | — | — |
| †Mr. C. H. Brown, Poplar South Division | — | — |
| Mr. H.J. Langley, Bromley North Division | — | — |
| *Mr. Wm. Johnson, Bromley Central Division | 1 | — |
| Mr. A. J. Field, Bow East Division | 3 | 12 |
| Mr. W. Boyce, Bow West Division | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | 22 |
No infringements of the Acts and Regulations were reported.
† No canal in Sub-division; deputises when necessary for other Inspectors.
* Mr. W. Johnson reported "Several visits to Bromley Locks, but frequently
only non-registered boats about."
† Mr. J. Johnson reported that "There have been no canal boats up this
past twelve months at time of visits."
DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.
The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
| Rooms. | Beds. | Mattresses and Palliasses. | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Disease | 657 | 657 | 264 | 1964 | 776 | 8224 | 11885 |
| Miscellaneous | 71 | 222 | 47 | 348 | 104 | 1413 | 2134 |
| Totals | 728 | 879 | 311 | 2312 | 880 | 9637 | 14019 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 390 | 38 | 5 | 107 | 34 | 413 | 597 |
| Totals | 1118 | 917 | 316 | 2419 | 914 | 10050 | 14616 |