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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 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.
The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
| Sub-District, &c. | Rooms. | Beds | Mattresses and Palliasses | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 422 | 395 | 148 | 1,155 | 402 | 4,695 | 6,795 |
| Bromley | 454 | 437 | 154 | 1,254 | 455 | 5,141 | 7,441 |
| Bow | 365 | 354 | 97 | 991 | 358 | 4,142 | 5,942 |
| Totals | 1,241 | 1186 | 399 | 3,400 | 1,215 | 13,978 | 20,178 |
| Miscellaneous | 198 | 297 | 24 | 569 | 167 | 4,692 | 5,749 |
| Totals | 1,439 | 1483 | 423 | 3,969 | 1,382 | 18,670 | 25,927 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 229 | 178 | 13 | 533 | 185 | 1,949 | 2,858 |
| Totals | 1,668 | 1661 | 436 | 4,502 | 1,567 | 20,619 | 28,785 |
Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from
the Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfector's clothing, overalls, drop-sheets,
etc., to the number of 16,437 and 45,175 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected.
Making a total of 90,397 articles.
In addition 50 articles and 5 bundles were destroyed.