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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Articles Treated. | Council Properties. | Private Properties. |
|---|---|---|
| Beds, bedding, etc., by steam disinfection . | 30,477 | 3,003 |
| ,, ,, by spraying with insecticide | — | 6,194 |
| Furniture, by HCN in transit to Council tenements | 4,321 | _ |
| by spraying with insecticide or by | ||
| blowlamp | 476 | 4.644 |
| Miscellaneous articles (includes pictures, | ||
| leather goods, crockery, wireless sets, etc.) | 912 | 15,733 |
| Totals of articles treated. | 36,186 | 29.574 |
| Bedding | — | 74 |
| Clothing | — | 116 |
| Furniture | 14 | 66 |
| Miscellaneous articles | — | 158 |
| Totals of articles destroyed | 14 | 414 |
| - | - | |
| In 33 cases the household effects of such families were treated before they were allowed to move into L.C.C. flats or houses. | ||
| Bedding—steam treatment | 720 | |
| Furniture—spraying or blowlamp | 540 | |
| Sundries—spraying or blowlamp | 1,373 | |
| Total of articles treated | 2,633 | |
| In 104 cases the household effects of such families were treated by HCN in transit. | ||
| Bedding | 29,773 | |
| Furniture | 4,321 | |
| In 7 cases the household effects of such families were treated with vermicide. | ||
| Bedding | 704 | |
| Furniture | 476 | |
| Sundries | 912 | |
| Totals | 36,186 | |
In 96 cases the household effects were clean and free from
vermin and required no treatment