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Although the total number of articles disinfected was as
high as 64,052, in no case was any well-founded complaint made
of damage during disinfection, and no claim for compensation
was made to the Council. This is valuable testimony to the care
with which the work of disinfection was carried out by the
Council's officers.
During the past year the Council decided to increase the
usefulness of the Disinfecting Station by erecting a small
laundry on the disinfected or "clean" side of the building.
Many dirty articles are removed for disinfection and when the
laundry is provided, these articles will be washed and returned
home cleansed as well as disinfected. Application has been
made to the Local Government Board for a loan for the laundry,
which, it is to be hoped, will be in working order before the end
of the present year.
The total weight of the articles removed and disinfected
at the Disinfecting Station during the year 1905 was
151 tons 3cwt. 2qrs.
The disinfection of this weight of articles at the charges
made by the contractor formerly employed by the Council, viz.,
15s. per cwt., would have cost the Council £2,267 12s. 6d. The
actual cost is set out in detail below:–