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when scarlet fever was excessively prevalent, the weight of
the articles disinfected was 64 tons 3 cwt., their number
nearly 31,000. In 1892 the weight of the articles disinfected
was 44 tons 2 cwt., their number 20,939. In 1891 the weight
of the articles disinfected was under 20 tons, and their number
about 9,400 only. In 1895 some 901 rooms in 802
houses were disinfected by your Vestry's staff, irrespective of
those disinfected (a diminishing number) by the contractor in
his private capacity, compared with 642 in 1894,1,085 in 1893;
683 in 1892, and 354 in 1891.
In my report for 1893 (pp. 215—217), under the heading
"Duties of Sanitary Authorities with respect to Disinfection,
" I explained the state of the law, and described your
Vestry's practice in regard to this matter. I need only
further observe now, that the expenditure on disinfection, including
cleansing of clothing, bedding, &c., will necessarily
vary from year to year, in proportion to the relative prevalence
of infectious disease; but under existing arrangements
it is likely to increase as the public become better acquainted
with the provisions of the Act. I append a statement of
the monthly cost of this work in 1895, amounting, as
before stated, to £950 9s. 1d.
£ s. d.
January 54 15 4
February 42 17 5
March 55 10 7
April 52 19 0
May 56 15 7
June 56 15 5
July 106 4 1
August 81 16 0
September 104 7 3
October 119 12 1
November 113 9 8
December 105 6 8