Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Total Quantity Manufactured since Installation of Plant.
Since the installation of the plant, a period of 23 years, 1,195,984
gallons of fluid have been manufactured (see footnote) at a cost of
for electricity £2,241 5s. 10£d., and materials £2,470 14s. 5d.
Year. | Output, gallons. | Materials, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water | Electricity. | Total. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
0 | 216 | 11 | ||||||||
258 | 18 | |||||||||
220 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |||||
l66 | 0 | 285 | 10 | |||||||
64,740† | 118 | 0 | 241 | 10 | ||||||
2 | 136 | 2 | 268 | |||||||
10 | 279 | 2 | ||||||||
8 | 168 | 2 | ||||||||
182 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |||||||
8 | 8 | 409 | ||||||||
196 | 10 | 242 | 0 | 10 |
Not only are the Public Health Department and other buildings of
the Council (the public baths, etc.) furnished with the disinfectant, but
the institutions of the Board of Guardians (within and without the
Borough) are supplied with an unlimited quantity free, as required.
† Since 1914 the fluid has been made of greater strength than originally, and
afterwards broken down for distribution.
Quantity distributed:—
1914 | 88,425 gallons. | 1922 | 113,040 gallons |
1915 | 73,970 | 1923 | 129,480 ,, |
1916 | 53,580 | 1924 | 140,700 ,, |
1917 | 55,800 | 1925 | 144,330 ,, |
1918 | 61,500 | 1926 | 130,635 ,, |
1919 | 66,570 | 1927 | 147,655 ,, |
1920 | 78,510 | 1928 | 151,590 ,, |
1921 | 102,660 | 1929 | l36,805 ,, |