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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Lodging House, etc. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 196, Bow Road | — | — | — |
| 65, Bow Lane | — | — | — |
| 378, Old Ford Road | — | — | — |
| 38, Pennyfields | — | — | — |
| Salvation Army Home, Bow Road | — | — | — |
| East London Hostel, Garford Street | 9 | — | 9 |
| 411, East India Dock Road | — | — | — |
| 9 | — | 9 | |
| From Common Lodging Houses without the Borough of Poplar (by agreement with L.C.C. at a charge of is. per person cleansed) | — | — | — |
| Totals | 9 | — | 9 |
For cleansing of verminous rooms see page 56.
Public Health Education.
Report by Mr. T. Wigley.
A distinguished authority on public health, Dr. Rene Sand, has
wisely pointed out that the advancement of hygiene is dependent upon
four essential factors: scientific discoveries, extension of sanitary organisation,
intervention of the medical profession in a preventive sense, and
awakening and education of the hygienic sense of the population. Up
to a certain point the last factor dominates the other three, for the maintenance
of research laboratories, the development of the health services
and the preventive action of the medical profession involve expenses