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Poplar 1912
[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 | 211 | 210 | 154 | 420 | 239 | 2,415 | 3,438 |
| Bromley | 264 | 259 | 160 | 512 | 289 | 3,007 | 4,227 |
| Bow | 150 | 149 | 94 | 323 | 157 | 1,754 | 2,477 |
| Totals | 625 | 618 | 408 | 1,255 | 685 | 7,176 | 10,142 |
| Miscellaneous | 90 | 93 | 122 | 341 | 143 | 2,722 | 3,421 |
| Totals | 715 | 711 | 530 | 1,596 | 828 | 9,898 | 13,563 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (1908) Poor-Law | 220 | 213 | 20 | 564 | 226 | 2,326 | 3,349 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Hospitals) 1911 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 186 | 261 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Private) 1911 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 11 | 200 | 278 |
| Totals | 985 | 954 | 562 | 2,246 | 1,079 | 12,610 | 17,451 |
| Measles | 402 | 401 | 16 | 1,283 | 409 | 4,293 | 6,402 |
| Grand Totals | 1,387 | 1355 | 578 | 3,529 | 1,488 | 16,903 | 23,853 |
Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from the
Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfectors' clothing, overalls, drop sheets, &c.,
to the number of 12,419, and 30,500 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfested.
Making a total of 66,772 articles.
In addition thirteen boxes (maternity) and one bag were disinfected.
Twenty-eight articles were destroyed.