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station; on land adjoining Latchmere Road Baths, and they
recommend that the buildings be erected in accordance therewith,
subject to a loan being obtained for the purpose.
Disinfection For some years past a practice has been adopted
and whereby all books borrowed from the Public Lending
destruction .
of Library Libraries by persons from houses in which
infectious disease exists, are forwarded to this
Department, and unless they are such as are practically not
replaceable, in which case they are thoroughly disinfected,
they are destroyed and replaced. During the past year
ninety-four such books were received, of which seventy-eight
were destroyed and replaced, and the remaining sixteen
disinfected, and returned to the Library Department.
Destruction In no case during the y ear was found necessary
of Bedding, or desirable to destroy bedding, &c. This practice
is adopted when the cost of disinfection would
exceed the value of the article infected.
Unavoidable damage to clothing and bedding occurred in
two instances, and in these cases the articles were replaced
by direction of the Health Committee. The cost during the
year amounting to £1 12s. 6d.
Flushing of After all cases of Enteric Fever and Diphtheria and
House in other cases, when considered necessary, the
Drains, &c. drains of the houses were flushed by the staff with
disinfectants, and this was carried out in 764 instances.
During the year 1,192 certificates were granted, the
of majority of these being supplied to the Head
Disinfection. Teachers of Schoo l s to whom it is a pract ice to
forward them when there are school-children occupying the
house which has been disinfected. The remainder of the
certificates were supplied where such were required by employers
before allowing employes to return to their duties.