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Poplar 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Number of Persons Cleansed within and without Borough from
Common Lodging Houses.
The following numbers of persons from Common Lodging Houses within and without the Borough of Poplar were cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station, Glaucus Street, during the year ended 31st December, 1912.
| Common Lodging House. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Chambers, 193-7, Bow Road | 173 | _ | 173 |
| St. James' Chambers, 217, High St., Poplar | 112 | — | 112 |
| Pennyfields, 38 | 17 | — | 17 |
| Workman's Home, Bow Road | 4 | — | 4 |
| Rambler's Rest, High Street, Poplar | 1 | — | 1 |
| Church Army, Bow Road | 2 | — | 2 |
| 309 | — | 309 | |
| From Common Lodging Houses without the Borough of Poplar— | |||
| White House, Settle Street, Stepney | 17 | — | 17 |
| Hanbury Street, 194, Whitechapel | — | 15 | 15 |
| Heneage Street, 1, Stepney | 3 | — | 3 |
| Wentworth Street, 90, Stepney | 1 | — | 1 |
| 21 | 15 | 36 |
Agreement with the London County Council to Bath Inmates
from Common Lodging Houses from without the Borough
of Poplar.
The following letter was submitted to the Public Health and Housing
Committee, viz. :—
London County Council,
County Hall, Spring Gardens, S.W.
1st May, 1912.
Sir,
The Council has had under consideration your letters of the
16th and 18th ultimo, in which you call attention to the fact that
certain inmates of a common lodging-house outside the