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to the heat and the time occupied in the disinfecting process. An
account is kept of the disinfection of premises whence notifications
have been received, so that information can readily be obtained in
the event of any School applying for a clearance certificate. The
disinfecting apparatus I have utterly condemned, as it is obsolete and
worn out. I recommended the sure and quick process of disinfection
by steam under pressure—dry steam in fact—and I also recommended
that the present heavy, cumbrous iron vehicle which engages three
men to draw it along, should be replaced by two small covered and
closed light vans, one to fetch the infected clothing, &c., and the other
to take the disinfected articles home again. These vehicles, I
suggested, should be drawn by horses. With a view to purchasing a
disinfecting apparatus and vehicles, the Committee visited George
Yard, Whitechapel; Denzell Street, Strand; Cambridge Street, St.
Pancras; and Paddington Street, Saint Marylebone At the present
time Messrs. Lyons have an order for one of their Patent Steam
Disinfectors; two vehicles of modern construction are also to be
obtained.
The following figures shew the number of premises disinfected,
and the number of times the Board's ovens were used for the two
parishes, some thousands of articles being baked.
Private Premises. Board's Ovens.
Poplar 578 552
Bromley 993 892
1571 1444
Disinfectants are only supplied on the orders of the Inspectors, and
a record is kept of their distribution. Should any person make an
application for a supply on account of a nuisance stated to exist,
the complaint is entered in the proper book, and the nuisance
inspected in due course. Disinfectants, &c. furnished to the Board's
Offices by the Contractors are checked, and the vouchers filed in my
office.