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The entrance on the North side gives access to another artificial
stone staircase, which leads up to two flats situated on the second floor
over the Lockmaster's rooms, each containing Living Room, 16 ft. by
11 ft. 3 ins., fitted with range and gas stove; Scullery, 6 ft. 9 ins. by
10 ft. 9 ins., with sink and coal box; three Bed Rooms, 14 ft. 9 ins. by
12 ft., 13 ft. by 12 ft., and 12 ft. by 6 ft. 9 ins.; Bath Room and W.C.
The entrance on the Soutli side give access to the Highways Office,
12 ft. by 10 ft. 6 ins., and Committee Room, 20 ft. by 11 ft. 6 ins., with
Lavatory and Coal Cellar adjoining.
The central area is divided into four parts with a coal box in each.
The floors throughout are steel and concrete, the Sculleries, Bath
Rooms, W.C.'s and Corridors being finished with cement, and the floors
of all other rooms are covered with deal boarding, bedded solidly in
pitch and tar on the concrete.
The walls internally are plastered; there are cement dadoes in the
Passages and Living Rooms, and all the walls are finished in duresco.
Hot water is laid on from the range to the bath and sink in each
dwelling; gas is laid on throughout, and slot meters are provided.
The dwellings are in telephonic connection with the City Hall, and
there is an extension from the Foreman Disinfector's Room to the
Disinfecting Station.
A better approach from the Chelsea Embankment has been constructed
under the supervision of the City Engineer.
The new buildings were opened by the Mayoress on the 6th July,
1910, and the disinfecting work carried on at Horseferry Road and
Commercial Road stations was shortly afterwards transferred to the new
station.
From the experience already gained, I am satisfied that it is in every
way a success.
The disinfecting staff has been re-arranged, and consists of one
foreman disinfector, one man in charge of the station, boilers, &c., two
drivers, and four disinfectors.
Formerly the disinfectors assisted in drain testing, but now two
men have been taken from the disinfecting staff and have been allocated
to this work.
Below is shown the number of rooms and articles disinfected by the
Staff of the Department. The premises included 29 rooms in 5 schools,
6 workrooms, and 2 sets of offices; 19 vehicles were also disinfected.
In 23 cases of infectious disease treated at home the laundry linen
was collected weekly and disinfected (190 articles from scarlet fever
cases, 240 from diphtheria, and 563 from enteric fever).
Disinfection was carried out after all cases of the notifiable diseases,
except as regards erysipelas (in which disinfection was performed in