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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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1,435 gallons were supplied to London County Council Schools
for spraying and cleansing floors of classrooms.
Cleansing of Verminous Children.
The arrangements for cleansing of verminous school children were
continued throughout the year.
The bathing, etc., of the children and the disinfection of their clothing is kept quite distinct and separate from the bathing and disinfection of Smallpox contacts and their clothing.
| Quarter. | Number of Children Cleansed. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount payable by L.C.C. to the Borough Council. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| March | 425 | 749 | 55 | 16 | 0 |
| June | 548 | 736 | 65 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 352 | 457 | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| December | 515 | 737 | 60 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,840 | 2,679 | £221 | 14 | 0 |
Miss Landray made 14 visits in connection with verminous schoolchildren
and 126 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, 1897.
During the year, 143 persons—including 35 from common and seamen's
lodging houses (see below)—applied for baths and for their clothes to be
disinfested.
Verminous Persons in Common Lodging Houses.
The number of persons from Common Lodging Houses and Seamen's
Lodging Houses, etc., cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station,
Glaucus Street, during the year was:—