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Poplar 1919

Annual report for the year 1919 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 Milksiiops and Homeworkers' Premises.
One case of infectious disease (measles) was connected with a milkshop
in the Borough: 0 in Poplar; 1 in Bromley; and 0 in Bow. The side of
milk was stopped until after the premises and utensils had been disinfected.
Thirteen premises with outworkers were connected with infectious
cases notified: 1 in Poplar, 3 in Bromley, and 9 in Bow—4 measles and
9 other infectious diseases.
No notices were served under the Factory tnd 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. Four cases of measles were connected with
out-workers' premises: 0 Poplar, 3 Bromley, and 1 Bow.

Table: DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected. The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected. The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

Sub-District, &c.Rooms.BedsMattresses and PalliassesPillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
Poplar2081971416082122,5773,735
Bromley2892881968512953,5665,193
Bow2021921546171932,3973,553
Totals6996774912,0767008,54012,484
Miscellaneous160246304951542,1633,088
Totals8599235212,57185410,70315,572
Pulmonary Tuberculosis28971820t677641,114
Totals1,1489945292,77592111,46716,686

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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 23,069 and 68,675 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected.
Making a total of 108,430 articles.