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Poplar 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Spraying and Cleansing Floors op London County Council Schools
with Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid.
2865 gallons were supplied to ten London County Council Public
Elementary Schools for spraying and cleansing floors of classrooms.
Swimming Baths, the use therein of the Electrolytic Fluid.
The fluid continues to be added to the water in the swimming baths
in the same proportions as mentioned in the Annual Report for the year
1909, viz.,1 part of Chlorine to 2,000,000 parts of water. 4,458 gallons
were supplied to the Poplar Baths, 3,279 gallons to the Bow Baths,
3,270 gallons to the Island Baths, and 1 ,100 gallons to the open-air
swimming baths, making a total of 12,107 gallons.
SHELTER AND CLEANSING STATION.
During the year no persons were accommodated at the shelter
VERMINOUS CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS. LONDON
COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1907
CHILDREN ACT, 1908
Number of Verminous Children Bathed.
| Quarter. | N umber of Children Cleansed. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. | £ | 8. | d. | ||
| March | 374 | 440 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 313 | 377 | 34 | 13 | 0 |
| September | 258 | 296 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| December | 388 | 415 | 39 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,333 | 1.528 | £142 | 3 | 0 |
In 1,363 of the cleansings a special comb was used. (175 boys, 1,188
girls.)
Miss Davies made 445 visits in connection with verminous schoolchildren—204
Poplar, and 241 Bow and Bromley.
To enable the heads of children to be properly cleansed, a sink with
a hot and cold water spray has been installed at the Cleansing Station.
For cleansing of verminous rooms, see page 49.