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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 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: From private premises the following articles were disinfected : —

From private premises the following articles were disinfected : —

District.Number of Rooms.Beds.Palliasses and M'ttressesPillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
Poplar1150712510451481876910923
Bromley178387336717395931102714599
How9808284901147350743510250
Totals391924131367333714242723135772

Table: Other articles, as under, also passed through the Council's apparatus:—

Other articles, as under, also passed through the Council's apparatus:—

Name of Premises.MattressesBeds.Articles.Bundles.
Poplar Hospital1001,377
Shelter, Glaucus Street1953,170
Contacts' Clothing, &c. (whilst in shelter)19,725
Disinfectors, clothing, overalls, drop sheets, &c.9,650
Outworkers1,066
Totals10019533,9221,066

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Making a total of 69,989 articles and 1,066 bundles from outworkers.
During the Small-pox epidemic a claim was made in respect of
shirts stated to have been damaged during disinfection to the extent
of over £100. The Committee inspected a quantity of the shirts.
and made enquiries into the allegations.
The Committee repudiated liability in respect of the claim for