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fumigated with sulphur dioxide, and bedding, wearing apparel,
&c., from infected rooms were subjected to steam disinfection in
the Equifex disinfecting machine at the Council's Disinfecting
Station. Infected articles, such as boots, feathers, &c., which,
if subjected to steam disinfection, would have been irretrievably
damaged, were disinfected in the specially-constructed chamber
by means of formaldehyde.
A total number of 1,463 cases of notifiable diseases were
reported during the year 1907, but in addition to these a large
amount of disinfection was carried out in connection with
measles, tuberculosis, cancer, verminous houses, &c.
Of the compulsorily notifiable diseases, 1,463 have been
dealt with ; and 34 schools (public and private) have been disinfected
in connection with outbreaks of infectious disease.