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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Year. | Output, gallons. | Material, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water. Cost. | Electricity | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1906 | 17,000 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 3 |
| 1907 | 15,586 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 11 |
| 1908 | 28,280 | 27 | 14 | 7 | . 28 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 5 |
| 1909 | 27,216 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 71/2 | 53 | 2 | 21/2 |
| 1910 | 50,726 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 98 | 2 | 4 |
| 1911 | 53,063 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 56 | 16 | 71/2 | 107 | 14 | 41/2 |
| 1912 | 54,388 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 14 | 41/2 | 101 | 2 | 21/2 |
| 1913 | 66,740 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 101/2 | 133 | 8 | 11/2 |
| 1914 | 68,795† | 59 | 16 | 11† | 75 | 0 | 3† | 134 | 17 | 2† |
| 1915 | 36,985† | 35 | 19 | 3† | 48 | 12 | 0† | 84 | 11 | 3† |
| 1916 | 26,790† | 74 | 4 | 0† | 40 | 3 | 1† | 114 | 7 | 1† |
| 1917 | 27,900† | 75 | 10 | 4† | 44 | 11 | 61/2 | 120 | 1 | 101/2† |
| 1918 | 30,750† | 114 | 5 | 9† | 51 | 2 | 8† | 165 | 8 | 5† |
| 1919 | 33,285† | 139 | 4 | 0† | 77 | 7 | 9† | 216 | 11 | 9† |
| 1920 | 39,255† | 153 | 11 | 4† | 105 | 7 | 3† | 258 | 18 | 7† |
| Total | 576,759 | £938 | 4 | 7 | £769 | 3 | £1,707 | 7 | 111/2 | |
The Public Health Department is not only furnished with the
disinfectant and the various institutions of the Council (the public baths,
etc.), but the institutions of the Managers of St. Andrew's Hospital and
of the Board of Guardians (within and without the Borough) are supplied
with an unlimited quantity free if required.
For the Fluid supplied to the Works Department a charge of 1d.
per gallon is made; the Public Health Department is credited with this
amount although no actual monetary transaction takes place.
As applicants now usually bring their own receptacles to the depots,
there is also a very appreciable saving in the expense on bottles alone.
For Electrolytic Disinfectant supplied to manufacturers and trading
concerns, a charge of 8d. per gallon is made through the Electricity
Department, the Electricity Undertaking being allowed an amount of
10 per cent. for establishment charges.
† On page 51 it will be seen that the fluid is made of greater strength and afterwards
broken down to half strength for distribution, more electrical current being used.
Gallons distributed:—
1914 88,425
1915 73,970
1916 53,580
1917 55,800
1918 61,500
1919 66,570
1920 78,510
The diminution is due to not such a lavish distribution on account of increased
prices and difficulty of obtaining materials