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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 1911
[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 | 236 | 227 | 157 | 478 | 252 | 3130 | 4244 |
| Bromley | 301 | 290 | 202 | 607 | 323 | 3372 | 4794 |
| Bow | 214 | 202 | 143 | 409 | 211 | 2383 | 3348 |
| Total | 751 | 719 | 502 | 1494 | 786 | 8885 | 12386 |
| Miscellaneous, including articles from Poplar Hospital, other institutions, and cases of non-notifiable disease.. | 35 | 58 | 131 | 237 | 80 | 1853 | 2359 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1908 | 218 | 221 | 39 | 549 | 228 | 2367 | 3404 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Hospitals), 1911 | 9 | 5 | — | 18 | 5 | 51 | 79 |
| Total | 1013 | 1003 | 672 | 2298 | 1099 | 13156 | 18228 |
| Whole Borough — on account of Measles | 613 | 615 | 53 | 1782 | 620 | 6561 | 9681 |
| Grand Totals | 1626 | 1618 | 725 | 4080 | 1719 | 19717 | 27859 |
Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from the
Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfectors' clothing, overalls, drop sheets, &c.,
to the number of 5,469, and 7,815 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfested.
Making a total of 41,143 articles.