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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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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:—
| Lodging House, etc. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 196, Bow Road | — | — | — |
| St. James's Chambers, 207, High Street, Poplar | 2 | — | 2 |
| 65, Bow Lane | — | — | — |
| 378, Old Ford Road | — | — | — |
| 38, Pennyfields | — | — | — |
| Salvation Army Home, Bow Road | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Hostel, Garford Street | 27 | — | 27 |
| 411, East India Dock Road | 1 | — | 1 |
| 30 | — | 30 | |
| From Common Lodging Houses without the Borough of Poplar (by agreement with L.C.C. at a charge of is. per person cleansed) | 5 | — | 5 |
| Totals | 35 | — | 35 |
For cleansing of verminous rooms see page 34.
Public Education in Health.
Report by Mr. T. Wigley.
There is to-day no need to argue that prevention is better than cure,
for even the stupid is made painfully aware of the fact, whether it be as
member of a family, as worker in industry, or citizen of the world.
Recognition of a fact, however, does not always mean that appropriate
measures are taken to deal with it. The ignorant man may desire knowledge,
but if he is unwilling to apply himself to the labours which the
attainment of knowledge involves, he remains—ignorant. Unfortunately,
where matters of health and disease are concerned, ignorance brings
disorders, which are not confined to the individual; they spread like
waves in ever-widening circles and engulf others. "There is one great
outstanding difference between men—Knowledge,'' says Sir George
Newman. "Some men know how they live, others do not; some men