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Poplar 1910
[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 | 260 | 244 | 190 | 497 | 268 | 2777 | 3976 |
| Bromley | 321 | 319 | 252 | 658 | 361 | 3660 | 5250 |
| Bow | 145 | 141 | 86 | 271 | 157 | 1572 | 2227 |
| Total | 726 | 704 | 528 | 1426 | 786 | 80C9 | 11453 |
| Miscellaneous, including articles from Poplar Hospital, other institutions, and cases of non-notifiable disease | 49 | 53 | 105 | 249 | 87 | 1408 | 1902 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 243 | 234 | 31 | 557 | 256 | 2468 | 3546 |
| Total | 1018 | 991 | 664 | 2232 | 1129 | 11885 | 16901 |
| Whole Borough—on account of Measles | 144 | 145 | 6 | 490 | 164 | 1497 | 2302 |
| Grand Totals | 1162 | 1136 | 670 | 2722 | 1293 | 13382 | 19203 |
Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from the
Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfectors' clothing, overalls, drop sheets, &c.,
to the number of 5,254, and 12,060 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfested.
Making a total of 36,517 articles.