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expiration of one hour was 250 degrees, and inside the pillow 120 degrees.
The pillow-case was scorched, and the frame on which it was lying burned.
"Your Committee consider, and are advised by Dr. Bate, that articles
placed in this machine are not properly disinfected.
"On 23rd July your Committee visited the Fever Hospital at Islington.
The Disinfector in use there is that known as Dr. Ransom's, and the heat
is produced by gas.
" The apparatus was not in work, and it was explained to the Committee
that it was the custom to place the infected clothing, &c., in the chamber,
and to leave it all night, about twelve hours being considered necessary
for its thorough disinfection. This fact alone inclines your Committee to
the opinion that the apparatus would not be suitable for this district.
"On 30th July your Committee visited Messrs. Washington Lyon's
premises at. Old Kent Road. The same experiment was tried with the
Washington Lyon apparatus as at Whitechapel, the thermometers in the
machine and in the pillow both registering 260 degrees, and the pillow
being perfectly dry at the end of the experiment.
"On 3rd September your Committee visited Messrs. Benham's premises
at Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square. The machine manufactured by
Messrs. Benham is similar in principle to that of Washington Lyon's, but
your Committee learn on enquiry that Messrs. Benham have not got any
of their machines in use. The small capacity of their machine would
render it necessary that two machines should be purchased, as Messrs.
Benham did not advise larger ones.
"The same experiment was tried as at the other places, and at the
expiration of one hour the temperature inside the chamber and in the
pillow was 215 degrees; but the pillow on removal was found to be very
wet.
"From these experiments, and from other information, your Committee
are of opinion that the most suitable and efficient machine for this district
would be the AVashington Lyon, and they have Resolved to Recommend
the Vestry to purchase one of these machines with steam boiler, &c.,
complete, and to place the same under such one of the existing sheds at
Digby Street yard as, after conferring with the Works Committee, may he
found most convenient.
" The estimated cost is as follows:-
£ s. d.
" One Washington Lyon Disinfector, eight
feet long, with door at each end 250 0 0
Four-horse power Boiler, complete 63 0 0
Two Trucks, similar in pattern to those
used by the Whitechapel Board 30 0 0
Concrete Foundation, brickwork, &c. 25 0 0
"Total £368 0 0
"Your Committee have had laid before them a return, shewing the
amounts which have been paid by the Vestry for new bedding and disinfection
of some feather beds and pillows during the past six years, as
follows:-
£ s. d.
1878 221 9 6
1879 117 4 0
1880 302 11 11
1881 551 3 6
1882 255 3 8
1883 237 3 11
"Total £1684 16 6