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3,536 children (1,860 boys and 1,676 girls) belonging to the Borough
and 553 children (351 boys and 202 girls) outside the Borough were
bathed and their clothes disinfested.
Miss Tattersall made 134 visits in connection with verminous
school children—11 Poplar, 37 Bromley, and 86 Bow.
Cleansing of Verminous Rooms, see page 90.
Itch Cases.
The itch cases are included in the verminous cases.
Miss Tattersall made 343 visits in connection with children suffering
from itch—112 Poplar, 124 Bromley, and 107 Bow.
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT, 1897.
During the year 153 persons (111 men and 42 women) (including
74 from Common Lodging Houses—see below) had applied for baths
and for their clothes to be disinfested. Since the notices were posted
throughout the Borough, a total of 6,222 persons, exclusive of nonresidents,
had applied for baths, etc., as mentioned above.
VERMINOUS PERSONS BN COMMON LODGING
HOUSES, LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL
POWERS) ACT, 1907.
Number of Persons Cleansed Within and Without Borough
from Common Lodging Houses
The following number of persons from Common Lodging Houses
within and without the Borough of Poplar were cleansed at the Council's
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