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Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department
during 1936.
Cleansing Notices served 1,275
Total No. of Rooms disinfected by the Council 3,941
* Do. articles do. 12,465
Cases in which bedding was disinfected at home 1,328
Do. do. do. at Chamber 1,719
Premises disinfected and disinfectants supplied 20,923
Certificates of Medical Practitioners received in lieu of
disinfection by the Council 1
Schools disinfected (5 rooms) 3
Certificates of disinfection left with occupiers of disinfected
premises 1,317
Library books disinfected 382
Mattresses re-tabbed by Council 412
Tuberculosis Dispensaries—
Shelters lent and erected —
Shelters dismantled and removed —
Bedsteads and mattresses delivered 6
Bedsteads and mattresses collected 5
Bacteriological Outfits (Swabs, etc.), delivered 2,291
Smoke machines collected and delivered 234
Cabs, etc., disinfected 4
Maternity parcels sterilised 51
6 families (246 articles) for L.C.C. (Slum Clearance).
10 „ (385 articles) for Church Army.
* Including 60 „ (1,924 articles) for Lambeth Borough Council
(Hemans Street Area).
4 „ (68 articles) for Duchy of Cornwall.