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With regard to the disinfecting apparatus, defects in connection with
the rubbers on the doors of the disinfection chamber, and certain of the steam
pipes have been observed. These have been brought under the notice of the committee,
and are now receiving attention.
THE SHELTER.
The temporary accommodation at 18, Branch Place, which has been provided by
the Vestry for persons who are ordered to vacate their dwellings to allow of their being
disinfected, was used during the year on 16 occasions, and shelter was given to
50 persons.
The particulars are set forth in the following table:—
TABLE XVII.
No. of
Case.
Date
of
Admittance.
Number and description
of persons.
Address.
Length
of
Stay.
Disease.
1
Jan. 19
2
Man and wife
Laburnam St.
1 night
Scarlet fever.
2
„ 27
6
Family
Mansfield St.
3 nights
Diphtheria.
3
Feb. 16
2
Women
Haberdasher St.
2 „
Small pox.
4
Mch. 12
4
Family
Banstock Bldgs.
1 „
„
5
April 18
1
Woman
Britannia St.
1 night
„
6
„ 26
3
Family
Craven St.
4 nights
„
7
May 8
1
Man
„
1 night
„
8
„
7
Family
Henrys Place
2 nights
„
9
„ 22
4
„
„
2 „
„
10
June 16
2
Mother and son
Christopher St.
2 „
„
11
„ 19
3
Family
Canton Terrace
15 „
„
12
July 2
4
„
Red Lion Street
4 ,,
„
13
„ 9
2
Mother and son
Nile St.
5 „
„
14
„ 17
2
Father and son
Red Lion St.
3 „
„
15
„ 24
4
Family
Britannia St.
7 „
„
16
Nov. 13
3
„
York Street
1 night
„
A man and his wife, who is the care-taker, reside on the premises and look after
the house, and everything is made as clean and comfortable for the temporary
inmates as possible. Bedding, crockery, knives, forks, etc., together with
coals and attendance are provided free of cost, but the occupants provide
their own food. The clothing of all persons using the shelter is disinfected
during their residence therein, and the rooms occupied by them are disinfected
on their departure. It will be seen from the table that the average duration of
the occupation of each family was about three days and nights, the longest period of
residenec was in the case of a family from Canton Terrace, where a case of small-pox had
occurred. This prolonged residence was owing to it being necessary to close their
dwelling in order to make it lit for habitation. In most cases small-pox was the
disease which rendered the use of the shelter necessary. People, as a rule, show some