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Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Quarter. | Number of Children Cleansed. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In 298 of the cleansings a special comb was used. (18 boys, 280 girls.)
Cleansing Station.
To enable the heads of children to be properly cleansed, a sink with
a hot and cold water spray has been installed.
Miss Davies made 98 visits in connection with verminous schoolchildren—12
Poplar, and 86 Bow and Bromley.
For cleansing of verminous rooms, see table facing page 38.
Scabies .
Miss Davies made 88 visits in connection with children suffering
from Scabies—74 Poplar, and 14 Bow and Bromley. Arrangements were
made for the children to be bathed, and for bedding and clothing to be
disinfested.
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT, 1927.
During the year, 65 persons—including 56 from common lodging
houses (see below)—applied for baths and for their clothes to be disinfested
.