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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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verminous persons in common lodging
houses, london county council (general
powers) act, 1907.
Number of Persons Cleansed Within and Without Borough from
Common Lodging Houses; Agreement with the London County
Council to Bath Inmates from Common Lodging Houses from
without the Borough of Poplar.
Number of Persons Cleansed within and without Borough from
Common Lodging Houses.
The following number 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, 1913.
| Common Lodging House. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Chambers, 193-7. Bow Road | 163 | — | 163 |
| St. James' Chambers, 217, High St., Poplar | 79 | — | 79 |
| Pennyfields, 38 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Workman's Home, Bow Road | 2 | — | 2 |
| Rambler's Rest, High Street, Poplar | 0 | — | 0 |
| Church Army, Bow Road | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gordon Chambers | 2 | — | 2 |
| 250 | — | 250 | |
| From Common Lodging Houses without the Borough of Poplar— | |||
| White House, Settle Street, Stepney | 3 | — | 3 |
| Hanbury Street, 194, Whitechapel | — | 42 | 42 |
| Heneage Street, 1, Stepney | 0 | — | 0 |
| High Street, 224, Shadwell | 3 | 6 | |
| Wentworth Street, 90, Stepney | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 46 | 52 | |