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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 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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Spraying and Cleansing Floors of London County Council
Schools with Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid.
1,103 gallons were supplied to four London County Council
Public Elementary Schools for spraying and cleansing floors of class
rooms.
Swimming Baths, the use therein of the Electrolytic Fluid.
The fluid continues to be added to the water in the swimming baths
in the same quantity and strength as mentioned in tbe Annual Report
for the year 1909, viz., 1 part of Chlorine to 2,000,000 parts of water.
4,166 gallons were supplied to the Poplar Baths, 3,108 gallons to the
Bow Baths, and 1,143 gallons to the Island Baths, making a total of
8,417 gallons.
Comments on Adversf Criticism respecting thf Process.
See Annual Report, 1911.
In spite of adverse criticism, the process has been a success for
fourteen years.
| Quarter. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919. | £ | s. | d. | |
| March | 1,633 | 81 | 13 | 0 |
| June | 1,169 | 58 | 9 | 0 |
| September | 635 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| December | 1,180 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4,617 | £230 | 17 | 0 |