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Poplar 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.
The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
| Sub-District,&c. | Rooms. | Beds. | Mattresses and Palliasses. | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 583 | 530 | 428 | 1034 | 508 | 6163 | 8663 |
| Bromley | 722 | 680 | 516 | 1310 | 665 | 7561 | 10732 |
| Bow | 304 | 308 | 171 | 633 | 307 | 3415 | 4831 |
| Miscellaneous, including articles from Poplar Hospital, other institutions, and cases of non-notifiable disease | 1609 | 1518 | 1115 | 2977 | 1480 | 17139 | 24229 |
| 71 | 49 | 115 | 255 | 91 | 2179 | 2689 | |
| Total | 1680 | 1567 | 1230 | 3232 | 1571 | 19318 | 26918 |
| Whole Borough—on account of Measles | 283 | 274 | 15 | 589 | 271 | 2896 | 4045 |
| Grand Totals | 1963 | 1841 | 1245 | 3821 | 1842 | 22214 | 30963 |
Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from the
Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfector's clothing, overalls, drop sheets, &c.,
to the number of 5,092, 1 bundle from an outworker, and 1 maternity
box. In addition, 12,307 articles of clothing from verminous persons
were disinfected.
Making a total of 48,362 articles, and 1 bundle from an outworker.