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97
Edmonton Urban District.
REPORT
of the
Chief Sanitary Inspector
For the Year 1913.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Edmonton.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Edmonton Urban District Council.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my report on the work done in the
Public Health Department for the year 1913 by your Inspectors and Staff.
DISINFECTION, REMOVAL OF PATIENTS TO
HOSPITAL, &c.
During the year the following work has been carried out in connection
with infectious disease:—
No. of journeys of ambulance to remove patients to Joint Hospital,
Winchmore Hill 507
No. of journeys of bedding van to remove infected bedding 285
No. of journeys of bedding van to return bedding after disinfection 285
No. of patients returned to their homes from the hospital by the
brougham 537
No. of rooms disinfected after infectious disease 657
No. of articles of bedding, etc., disinfected 6775
No. of articles of bedding, etc., destroyed 61
No. of books disinfected 22
No. of rooms disinfected after phthisis 113
No. of articles of bedding, etc., disinfected after phthisis 636
No. of articles of bedding, etc., destroyed after phthisis 18
No. of rooms disinfected for vermin and verminous bedding 12