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1911]
DISINFECTION.
This important work continues to increase, both by reason of the increas
in the number of diseases now notified as well as through the increase in th
number of verminous rooms bedding, etc., which have to be dealt with.
Disinfection of Rooms.—2295 rooms were disinfected as contrastei
with 1777 in 1910. For this purpose formaldehyde, either in its vaporou
form or in solution, is generally employed, although it is sometimes augmente<
by sulphur dioxide, when it is necessary to reach vermin.

Disinfection of Schools and Institutions.—Class-rooms in 18 of the
public elementary schools were disinfected as shown in the list given below;
while wards were disinfected in the St. John's Road Workhouse and the
Islington Infirmary.
The following statement shows the Class-rooms, etc., disinfected:—
1st Quarter. St. Jude's Schools (Measles).
Hanover Street L.C.C. Schools (Measles).
Convent Schools, Eden Grove (Measles).
Home and Colonial Schools, Highbury (Measles).
Guardians Schools (Measles and Chicken Pox).
Gillespie Road L.C.C. Schools (Chicken Pox).
Shelburne Road L.C.C. Schools (Chicken Pox)
Thornhill Road L.C.C. Schools (Diphtheria & Measles).
Station Road L.C.C. Schools (Measles).
Richard Street L.C.C. Schools (Measles).
2nd Quarter. St. John's Schools (Scarlet Fever)
Receiving Home, Hornsey Rise (Measles).
3rd Quarter. Canonbury Road L.C.C. Schools (Diphtheria).