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Poplar 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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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Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Three cases of infectious disease were connected with milkshops in the
Borough : 0 in Poplar ; 3 in Bromley ; and 0 in Bow. The sale of milk was
stopped until after the premises and utensils had been disinfected.
Twenty-nine premises with outworkers were connected with infectious
cases notified : 6 in Poplar, 9 in Bromley, and 14 in Bow- 19 measles and
10 other infectious diseases.
No notices were served under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
Sections 108 and 110, but, where there was any risk of infection the work
was discontinued, and any work found on the premises was disinfected
before being returned. Nineteen cases of measles were connected with
out-workers' premises : 5 Poplar, 8 Bromley, and 6 Bow.
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 | 306 | 273 | 192 | 862 | 294 | 3,425 | 5,046 |
| Bromley | 299 | 299 | 183 | 895 | 322 | 3,682 | 5,381 |
| Bow | 164 | 164 | 77 | 473 | 168 | 1.923 | 2,810 |
| Totals | 769 | 736 | 452 | 2,230 | 784 | 9,035 | 13,237 |
| Miscellaneous | 192 | 239 | 31 | 526 | 167 | 2,913 | 3,876 |
| Totals | 961 | 975 | 483 | 2,756 | 951 . | 11,948 | 17,113 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 162 | 87 | 8 | 275 | 87 | 995 | 1,452 |
| Totals | 1,123 | 1062 | 491 | 3,031 | 1,038 | 12,943 | 13,565 |
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 22,721 and 65,740 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected.
Making a total of 107,026 articles.