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DISINFECTION.
The total number of rooms treated during the year by the Council's
disinfecting staff was 5,890. Of this number 1,105 rooms were disinfected
after the occurrence of the ordinary notifiable infectious diseases, as
against 1,198 rooms in 1909. 3,209 rooms were periodically sprayed and
otherwise treated in connection with cases of Phthisis notified voluntarily
or under the Tuberculosis Regulations of 1908.
1,576 verminous rooms were sulphured and otherwise cleansed by
the Council's staff during the year, as against 1,097 in 1909.
Of the total number of rooms disinfected (5,890) it was found
necessary to strip 982 rooms. Of these 619 were in relation to the
notifiable diseases, 344 after the termination of cases of Phthisis, and
19 were verminous.
TABLE 36
The Locality of Rooms Disinfected.
After the occurrence of Infectious Disease.
St Mary's
Ward.
St. Paul'
Ward.
St. Peter's
Ward.
St. John's
Ward
Trinity
Ward.
All Saints
Ward.
St.
Michael's
Ward.
St. Jade's
Ward.
St.
George's
Ward
Christchurch
Ward.
St.
Saviour's
Ward.
Total
Number of
Rooms Disinfected
123
79
118
115
90
128
169
47
135
44
67
1105
TABLE 37.
The Locality of the Rooms Stripped after the occurrence of
Infectious Disease.
St.Mary's
Ward.
St. Paul's
Ward.
St. Peter's
Ward
St. John's
Ward.
Tri ity
Ward.
All Saints
Ward.
St.
Michael V
Ward.
St. Jade's
Ward.
St.
George's
W aid.
ChristChurch
Ward.
St.
Saviour's
Ward.
Total.
Number of
Rooms
Stripped
79
46
80
71
53
76
72
37 73
22
19
619