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DISINFECTION.
Disinfection is carried out at the Council's yard by means of a
steam apparatus (Washington-Lyons), in which all articles of clothing
and bedding are disinfected. Such infected articles which would be
destroyed by steam, viz., leather goods, boots, furs, books, etc., are
disinfected by formic aldehyde, volotised in an alformant lamp in a
specially constructed zinc-lined chamber. There are two vans
employed, one used for collecting infected articles, the other for
returning them after disinfection is completed. With very few
exceptions, all disinfection is carried out by the staff of the Council,
and no charge is made.
The number of rooms disinfected by the Council's staff during
the year was 1,769. The number of articles of bedding, clothing, &c.
disinfected at the Council's yard being 8,575. No complaint of
damage done to any article was received during the year, and only
by the desire of the owners were any articles destroyed. Disinfecting
fluid is supplied gratis where required.
Disinfection of wearing apparel, &c., under the Midwives Act,
was carried out in 7 cases.
105 books belonging to the Council's Public Library, collected
from houses where infectious disease had occurred, were disinfected
before being put back into circulation.
10 premises consisting of 28 rooms were fumigated during the
year, under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904,
as being verminous.
THE SHELTER.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, Sub-Section
4, imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making provision
for the temporary housing of persons who are compelled to leave
their dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be
disinfected by the Sanitary Authority. The premises are situated in
Watson Street. It is very satisfactory to report the premises were
not required to be used during the year.