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Poplar 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected. Suggested Additional Cleansing and Disinfesting Accommodation.Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.

Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected. Suggested Additional Cleansing and Disinfesting Accommodation.

Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.

The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

Sub-District, &c.Rooms.BedsMattresses and PalliassesPillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
Poplar4003952071,1654084,6346,809
Bromley5005031951,4875115,8508,546
Bow205206946162142,5223,652
Totals1,10511044963,2631,13313.00619,007
Miscellaneous144172634641549,54410,397
Totals1,24912765593,7321,28722,55029,404
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1609912286991,1241,620
Totals1,40913755714,0181,38623,67431,024

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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 23,065 and 73,460 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected.
Making a total of 127,549 articles.
In addition 22 articles were destroyed
Suggested Additional Cleansing and Disinfesting Accommodation.
The Public Health and Housing Committee considered a report of
the Medical Officer of Health on proposals for providing additional
accommodation, in the northern part of the Borough, for cleansing
and disinfesting, especially having regard to the number of cases of Itch,
arising out of War conditions.
The disinfesting station of the Council is midway between the
northern and southern extremes of the Borough,and is adequate to deal
with cases arising in Poplar. The distance is not excessive, seeing that
children suffering from more serious ailments are taken much greater
distances for hospital treatment.
Neither Stepney nor Bethnal Grreen Boroughs have provided any
disinfesting station, and the Committee were of opinion that if further
provision be needed, the London County Corncil should either provide
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