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Poplar 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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125
Miss Davies and Miss Landray made 21 visits in connection with
verminous school-children and 76 visits in connection with children
suffering from Scabies. Arrangements were made for the children to be
bathed, and for bedding and clothing to be disinfected.
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT, 1927.
During the year, 127 persons—including 44 from common lodging
houses (see below)—applied for baths and for their clothes to be disinfested.
VERMINOUS PERSONS IN COMMON LODGING HOUSES,
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1907.
Number of Persons Cleansed from Common Lodging Houses and
Seamen's Lodging Houses Within and Without the Borough.

Table: The number of persons from Common Lodging Houses and Seamen'sLodging Houses cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station, Glaucus Street, during the year was:—

The number of persons from Common Lodging Houses and Seamen'sLodging Houses cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station, Glaucus Street, during the year was:—

Lodging House.Male.Female.Total.
196, Bow Road———
St. James's Chambers, 207, High Street, Poplar3—3
65, Bow Lane1—1
378, Old Ford RoadI—1
38, Pennyfields———
Salvation Army Home, Bow Road3—3
,, ,, Hostel, Garford Street13—13
20_20
From Common Lodging Houses withoutthe Borough of Poplar (by agreement with L.C.C. at a charge of is. per person cleansed)24—24
Totals44—44

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For cleansing of verminous rooms see page 43.