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disinfecting station for steaming 16,949, and the persons sheltered at
Millfields, while their homes were being disinfected, numbered 148.
The disinfectants issued to applicants from the Public Health
Department were 6,986 bags of sanitas powder of about one pound
weight each, and 719 bottles of carbolic acid. The quantity of
carbolic acid in each bottle was four ounces. The bottles were of
the proper colour and marked "poison."
The following quantities of disinfectants were also issued to the
Surveyor's department during the year :
Tons. cwt. qrs. lbs.
Sanitas powder 2 11 — —
Carbolic powder 7 4 — —
Kuna pine blocks 2 10 — —
Kuna pine (40 gallons)
Carbolic acid (208 gallons)
The cost to the Borough for disinfectants during 1903, was
£255 11s. 8d.; the quantities of the several disinfectants ordered for
the Public Health Department, being sanitas powder 15 tons,
carbolic powder 8 tons, carbolic acid 200 gallons, Kuna pine blocks
50 cwt., Kuna pine liquid 60 gallons, kreasol 10 gallons, sulphur 1
ton.
One remark further may be made on the subject of disinfectants,
and that is, that by instruction of the Public Health Committee the
dustmen, during the summer months, apply some deoderising
powders to the dustbins after emptying them. This is very much
appreciated by the public.
Articles Seized Unfit for Food.—The following [articles
were seized as unfit for food during 1903: viz., 19¾ cwt. fish,
20¾ cwt. fruit and vegetables, 9¼ cwt. meat. In addition to the
above 2 trunks of plaice, 1 trunk whiting, 2 boxes of kipper herrings,