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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Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid—Output of Fluid, Distribution of Fluid,
Cost of Material and Electricity, Bottles, Corks and Labels, Total
Quantity Manufactured since Installation of Plant, Expenditure for
the year ended March 31st, 1912, and for Quarter ended June 30th,
1912, Average Expenditure for the Six Years ended March 31st, 1912
Estimated Expenditure for The Year Ended March 31st, 1913, and for
the Year Ending March 31st, 1914, Spraying and Cleansing of Floors of
London County Council Schools with Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid,
Swimming Baths—The use therein of Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid,
Pollution of Swimming Baths and Purification of the Water of Swimming
Baths, Comments on Adverse Criticisms 92-99
Victoria Park Bathing Lake, Representation to the London County Council
as to a Fresh Water Shower Bath 100
Verminous Children Attending School—London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1907, Children Act, 1908, Number of Verminous Children
Bathed, Itch Cases, Agreement with the London County Council as to
the Cleansing of School Children Infested with Vermin 100-101
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 102
Verminous Persons in Common Lodging Houses—London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1907, Number of persons Cleansed from Common
Lodging Houses within and without the Borough, Agreement with the
London County Council as to the Bathing of Inmates of Common
Lodging Houses without the Borough 102
Port Sanitary Notices 105
Plague 105
Anthrax 106
Glanders—London (Notification of Glanders) Order, 1907 ... ... ... 106
Hydrophobia 106
Puerperal Fever—Number of Cases, Deaths, Admission of Patients into
Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board 106
Smallpox 109
Vaccination—Vaccination Acts (Repeal) Bill 110
Erysipelas 112
Scarlet Fever 114
Continued and Typhus Fevers 115
Typhoid Fever—Notifications, Rate per 1,000 persons living, Drainage of
Premises, Isolation, Shell-Fish and Predisposing Causes, Errors in
Diagnosis, Bacteriological Examinations of Doubtful and Convalescent
Cases, Deaths 115
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)—Notifications, Sex and School
Age, Deaths, Bacteriological Examinations, Errors in Diagnosis,
Condition of House Drainage, Isolation, Diphtheria Anti-toxin (London)
Order, 1910, Diphtheria in Public Elementary Schools 120
Whooping Cough—Deaths, Exclusion from Schools, Admission of cases
into Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board 124
Influenza—Deaths 126
Measles—Deaths, Schools, Closure of Classrooms, Distribution of Leaflets
throughout the Borough, Admission of non-pauper cases into Hospitals
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, Local Government Board Order,
Milkshops, Outworkers, Disinfection 126
" Spotted Fever " (Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis) 131
Acute Polio-Myelitis or Acute Polio-Encephalitis 132
Diarrhoea and Enteritis 132
Inquests and Deaths from Violence135
Mortuary—Number of Bodies received into Council's Mortuary 136
Model Dwellings—Grosvenor, Couacil and Hanbury 136
Common Lodging Houses 139
Seamen's Lodging Houses 139
Canal Boats ... ' 140
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries and Outworkers—Registers and Inspections,
Shops Act, 1912, Factory and Workshop Bill (H.L.). Employment
of Children Bill, Factory and Workshop Bill (No. 2) [H.L.], Eight
Hours Working Day Bill, Weekly Rest-day Bill, Daylight Saving Bill 141
Table A.—Number of Inspection of, &c., of Bakehouses, Laundries, Workshops,
Work-places, Places where food is prepared, Milk Premises,
Cowsheds, Slaughterhouses, Offensive Businesses, Ice Cream Premises,
Registered Houses let in Lodgings and Homeworkers' Premises 144