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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 1909

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

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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.

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

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

Sub-District, &c.Rooms.Beds.Mattresses and Palliasses.Pillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
Poplar39538329173243142876124
Bromley38236927472740941255904
Bow20619712241621522573207
Total983949687187510551066915235
Miscellaneous, including articles from Poplar Hospital, other institutions, and cases of non-notifiable disease4156962349715742057
Pulmonary Tuberculosi1831694142817718262641
Total12071174824253713291406919933
Whole Borough—on account of Measles205201169522020583175
Grand Totals14121375825323215491612723108

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Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from the
Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfectors' clothing, overalls, drop sheets, &c.
to the number of 4,594, and 10,885 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected.
Making a total of 38,587 articles.