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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 9th and 16th February notices were received from the Port
Medical Officer of Health that two persons were proceeding from the
s.s. "Malwa" (from Sydney), on which vessel a case of Small-pox had
occurred, to addresses in Poplar. In each instance the person was
traced and reported to be in good health.
Notice was received from the Port Medical Officer of Southampton, .
as under, respecting Small-pox contact:—
August 24th, ex s.s. " Arlanza," case of Small-pox landed at
Lisbon, 19th August. Passenger proceeding to an address in Poplar.
Visited by Sanitary Inspector and reported to have arrived in good
health.
On 10th October notice was received from the London County
Council that four passengers from the s.s. "Demerara," which arrived
at Liverpool on 7th instant from Buenos Ayres and from which a case of
Small-pox was landed at Lisbon on 3rd instant, were proceeding to an
address in Bromley-by-Bow. The passengers were traced and reported
to have been vaccinated and to be in good health.
PLAGUE.
On 1st January, 1915, notice was received from the Weymouth Port
Sanitary Officer that a family was proceeding to Ailsa Street, Bromley,
from the s.s. "Umzumbi," from Bombay, a place infected with plague.
These persons were traced and reported to be in good health.