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So far as the structure of the house is affected, the procedure
followed is in accordance with the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, viz., cleansing by the owner, disinfection by the officers
of the Borough Council, supplemented by the loan to the occupiers of
a hand-spraying machine for the periodical application of an insecticide
fluid. Clothing and bedding are disinfected by steam. For personal
disinfestation, the Borough Council maintains a Cleansing Station and
provides the services of a Cleansing Attendant. This station, by
arrangement with the London County Council, is primarily used for
school children. Male adults are occasionally provided with a cleansing
bath in a separate structure. During the year, 7 adults and 1853
children were cleansed.
Disinfectants.
No routine supply of disinfectants for general purposes is made
but, in the case of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, a liquid
preparation, having a guaranteed Rideal-Walker co-efficient of 18-20,
is supplied upon request. The precautions prescribed in respect of
blue fluted bottles and labelling are observed.