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Poplar 1933

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

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111
Disinfecting Department.
Totals.
Rooms Disinfected 2,245
Premises visited re Disinfection 2,217
Number of Verminous Rooms sprayed with Solution "D" or
formalin or treated with "Cimex," sulphur, etc. 239
Other
Articles Disinfected. Small Pox Infectious Diseases. Tuberculosis. Vermin Diseases. Miscellaneous Totals
(а) From Infected
mises 1,669 14,538 546 1,611 509 18,873
(b) From Cleansing
Station — — — 20,198 3,032 23,230
(c) From Contacts 18 48 — — — 66
Totals 1,687 14,586 546 21,809 3,541 42,169
Articles destroyed by request, 619.
Vermicide—Quantity issued from Depots, 351 gallons.
Cleansing Station.
M.
F.
Totals.
Verminous persons cleansed
33
2
35
,, children ,,
387
1,583
1,970
Scabies cases, cleansed, adults
41
29
70
,, ,, children
404
643
1,047
Total cleansings
865
2,257
3,122
All verminous children are treated with special comb.
Motor Vehicles.
Vehicle.
Speedometer
register
(miles).
Petrol
consumption
(gallons).
Average
m.p.g.
Blue Van
2,275
184½
12.3 (a)
Brown Van
3,357
260
12.9 (b)
Lorry
4,359
345½
12.6 (c)
M.O.H. Car
8,855
496
17.7
Special Vehicle for Contacts
1,674
136½
12.4 (d)
(a) 47 weeks' readings.
(b) 51 ,, „
(c) 51 ,, „
(d) 45 ,, „