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to the opening of letters, &c., contained in my report of 1898 be still
carried out.
In conclusion I would mention that I have been in communication
with some of the other Vestries, and have tried to introduce some of their
good regulations. I can only repeat that in my opinion it is, as in 1898,
that our weakness is in the clerical part of the work and not in outdoor
inspections.—I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
(Signed) FRANCIS STEVENS, Medical Officer of Health.
Below is shown a table giving details of the work of the
Disinfecting Department showing the enormous number of
articles dealt with. lam glad to say that we had practically
no well-founded complaints with regard to the work of disinfection,
while loss and wrong delivery of articles collected by
your staff were practically unknown.
As the Council are aware, we only have one disinfecting
machine, and in the course of the year owing to necessary repairs
having to be carried out we were compelled to make use of the
station at Lambeth, by the kind permission of their Medical
Officer of Health, but on another occasion when Lambeth were
not able to assist us we were helped by Bermondsey, who made
a charge of 10s. per lot.
It appears to me now, however, that it would be wise in
view of the extension of the Borough, and also to provide for
cases of extra stress, that another machine should be provided,
and that it might be well considered as to whether this second
machine should not be placed in a different part of the
Borough so as to avoid the long journeys from Dulwich, which
is so rapidly being covered with houses, down to Peckham
Park Road.
Return of Houses, Clothing and Miscellaneous Articles Disinfected
during the Year 1900.
No. of Houses.
Beds.
Blankets.
Sheets.
Pillows.
Bolsters.
Cushions.
Mattresses.
Palliasses.
Quilts.
Clothing.
Carpets.
Curtains.
Rugs.
Sundries.
8345
1767
2308
1742
375
4037
483
1417
1758
5865
7384
927
721
15783
12006
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