Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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the disinfectant, with instructions for use, free to all the schools in
the Borough should the County Council desire to continue its use.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) LEONARD POTTS,
Town Clerk.
The Executive Officer,
London County Council.
London County Council,
Education Offices,
Victoria Embankment, W.C.
5th August, 1910.
Sir,
Adverting to your letter of 29th September, 1909, with
reference to the supply of disinfectant for use in sprinkling the
floors of six selected L.C.C. schools in the Metropolitan Borough
of Poplar, I am directed to state that the Council, on 21st June,
1910, decided to accept the offer of the Poplar Metropolitan
Borough Council to supply disinfectant as an experiment for six
months for the purpose of sprinkling the floors of the following
L.C.C. schools in the Borough :—
Knapp Road Alton Street Bromley Hall Road
Marner Street Ricardo Street Culloden Street
The schoolkeepers of these schools have been informed that
the experiment will be carried out from 20th August, 1910, on
which date the first sprinkling should be made. Perhaps you will
be good enough to arrange for the delivery of the disinfectant with
the necessary direction for use.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) R. BLAIR,
Education Officer.
Leonard Potts, Esq.,
Town Clerk, Metropolitan Borough of Poplar,
Town Hall, Poplar.
Accordingly the schools mentioned in the Education Officer's letter
were visited, the schoolkeepers interviewed, the necessary directions given
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