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Poplar 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Three cases of infectious disease (2 scarlet fever and 1 diphtheria)
were connected with milkshops in the Borough : 1 in Poplar ; 2 in
Bromley ; and 0 in Bow. The sale of milk was stopped until after the
premises and utensils had been disinfected.
Ten premises with outworkers were connected with infectious
cases notified : 1 (scarlet fever) in Poplar, 2 (scarlet fever) in Bromley,
and 7 (5 scarlet fever and 2 diphtheria) in Bow.
No notices were served under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
Sections 108 and 110, but, where there was any risk of infection the work
was discontinued, and any work found on the premises was disinfected
before being returned. No cases of measles were connected with outworkers'
premises.
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 | 678 | 687 | 463 | 2,095 | 828 | 8,467 | 12,540 |
| Bromley | 720 | 735 | 421 | 2,198 | 930 | 9,078 | 13,362 |
| Bow | 443 | 443 | 237 | 1,283 | 535 | 5,391 | 7,889 |
| Totals | 1,841 | 1,865 | 1,121 | 5,576 | 2,293 | 22,936 | 33,791 |
| Miscellaneous | 80 | 359 | 35 | 849 | 91 | 2,476 | 3,810 |
| Totals | 1,921 | 2,224 | 1,156 | 6,425 | 2,384 | 25,412 | 37,601 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 279 | 23 | 7 | 56 | 23 | 251 | 360 |
| Totals | 2,200 | 2,247 | 1,163 | 6,481 | 2,407 | 25,663 | 37,961 |
Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from
the Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfectors' clothing, overalls, drop-sheets,
etc., to the number of 21,910 and 58,560 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected
Making a total of 118,431 articles
14 articles were destroyed at the Council's apparatus at request of
owners.