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Poplar 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| March | 538 | 927 | 71 | 3 | 0 |
| June | 553 | 733 | 63 | 9 | 0 |
| September | 416 | 550 | 47 | 12 | 0 |
| December | 644 | 897 | 75 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 2,151 | 3,107 | £257 | 15 | 0 |
Miss Landray made 77 visits in connection with verminous schoolchildren
and 148 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, 105 persons—including 30 from common and seamen's
lodging houses (see next page)—applied for baths and for their clothes
to be disinfested.