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SHELTER.
The total number of persons housed and maintained at the Shelter
during last year while their homes were being disinfected was 104
viz., 23 men, 30 women, and 104 children. The total cost of maintenance
for the year for these persons was only £13 8s. 9d. The average
length of stay at the shelter was 2.06 days.
The persons bathed and cleansed at the station suffering from
parasiti; disease were 9. The table on page 79 gives these facts
in greater detail.
CONVEYANCE FOR PERSONS TO AND FROM SHELTER.
In the month of May the question of providing a conveyance for
persons to and from the Shelter House was considered by the Public
Health Committee. It was ascertained that the Metropolitan Asylums
Board were prepared to provide conveyances at the following rate per
journey :
Ambulance, or cab, 5s.
Omnibus, 7s.
The Committee finally agreed to accept the Board's terms and I
was instructed to apply for a conveyance when necessary. During
the year the conveyance was required eight times at a total cost of £2 2s.