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Agreement with the London County Council to Bath Inmates
from Common Lodging Houses from without the Borough
of Poplar.
The agreement with the London County Council for the cleansing
at the Borough Council's Cleansing Station, of verminous inmates of
common lodging-houses, expired on the 22nd July, 1912, and it was
renewed for a period of three years.
The agreement provides that the Council shall cleanse free of charge
any inmate of a common lodging-house in the borough, and at a charge
to the County Council of one shilling any inmate of a common lodginghouse
outside the borough, sent to the Cleansing Station by the London
County Council.
port sanitary notices.
On 25th March telephonic communication was received from the
Poplar Medical Officer that a fireman of the s.s. "Gœa" was proceeding
to an address in Poplar. Upon enquiry it was reported the person
mentioned was not known at the premises, and the Port Medical Officer
was duly informed of this by letter dated 27th March.
On 27th March further communication was received from the Port
Medical Officer that another person from the above ship, was proceeding
to an address in Poplar. He was reported to be well.
On 26th March communication was received from the London County
Council Medical Officer of Health that a soldier discharged from the
Ex-H.T. "Dongola," from which vessel a case of Measles had been landed
at Gosport, was proceeding to an address in Poplar. Upon enquiry it
was reported that the soldier was in good health.
On August 15th notice was received from the London Port Medical
Officer of Health that a person was proceeding to an address in Poplar
from the s.s. "Batavier III." from Rotterdam, on which vessel there had
been a convalescent case of Small Pox. The person was traced and
reported to be in good health.
plague.
No passengers from a plague stricken foreign port were reported as
proceeding to the Poplar borough.