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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 1903

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

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Table: DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected—

DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.

The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected—

District.Number of Rooms.BedsPalliasses and M'ttressesPillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
Poplar39639730374936741866002
Bromley30530517455626129704266
Bow22121716638618334134364
Whole Borough— On account of Measles commencing 16th March, 19032702745545825120093047
Totals11921193698214810621257817679

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.Mattresses.Beds.Articles.Bundles.
Poplar Hospital97..1066..
Shelter, Glaucus Street..67856..
Contacts' Clothing, &c. (whilst in shelter), disinfectors, clothing, overalls, drop sheets, &c.....3498..
Outworkers......17 and 2 boxes
Totals9757542017 and 2 boxes

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Making a total of 23,253 articles and 17 bundles from outworkers.
56,036 bottles of disinfecting fluid and 92,186 bags of carbolic
powder were made up at the Hale Street Yard and distributed to
the public from the various depots of the Council.
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