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Poplar 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.
The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
| Sub-District, &c. | Rooms. | Beds | Mattresses and Palliasses | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 278 | 258 | 162 | 742 | 262 | 3,156 | 4,580 |
| Bromley | 312 | 297 | 176 | 886 | 308 | 3,639 | 5,306 |
| Bow | 253 | 251 | 141 | 675 | 241 | 3,010 | 4,318 |
| Totals | 843 | 806 | 479 | 2,303 | 811 | 9,805 | 14,204 |
| Sick Asylum | — | — | 360 | 464 | 290 | — | 1,114 |
| Miscellaneous | 128 | 205 | 15 | 316 | 75 | 2,832 | 3,443 |
| Totals | 971 | 1011 | 854 | 3,083 | 1,176 | 12,637 | 18,761 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 132 | 139 | 12 | 409 | 133 | 1,530 | 2,223 |
| Measles | 291 | 271 | 7 | 875 | 265 | 2,860 | 4,278 |
| Totals | 1,394 | 1421 | 873 | 4,367 | 1,574 | 17,027 | 25,262 |
Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from
the Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfector's clothing, overalls, drop-sheets,
etc., to the number of 11,128 and 27,840 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected.
Making a total of 64,230 articles.
In addition 65 articles were destroyed.