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Cleansing and Disinfecting Station
The treatment of affected materials by cleansing, disinfection and/or disinfestation was carried out at the
Department's Depot in Wightman Road, N.8. In addition to routine disinfection work to infected bedding or soft
furnishings, bundles of articles were disinfected prior to despatch abroad. Supervised bathing and treatment of
verminous persons and scabies patients were also carried out at the Station.
Laundry Service for the Incontinent
During the year 2,903 bundles of soiled articles were cleaned and laundered at the Council's laundry in the
Hamilton Hogben Training Centre. Care is taken to ensure that the laundry is treated separately from the normal
work undertaken at the Centre. Collections and deliveries are made twice weekly by the Department's general
assistants.
The names of persons requiring this service are normally referred to the Department by general medical
practitioners, home nurses or home help organising staff. Sixty-one people were helped by this service in 1971:
the average number on the "active list" at any one time is about twenty-five.
Insect Pests

Where requests for assistance are received in respect of non-domestic premises a charge is made to cover the cost of
the service. During 1971 £39.00 was received in this connection.
Mortuary
The Public Mortuary is situated in Myddleton Road, Hornsey, N.8. and is used for the reception of bodies from
the whole of the Borough. During 1971 380 bodies were received into Hornsey Mortuary and a post-mortem
examination was carried out in every case.