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Apart from disinfecting in notified cases, it is the rule to disinfect
whenever possible after death has occurred from phthisis.
During the year, disinfection was carried out in 30 cases after notification,
and after death in 42 instances.
At the beginning of 1909 certain new regulations with regard to
phthisis came into force, and it is proposed to consider the disease
more fully in the report for that year.
Bacteriological examinations of 21 specimens of sputa from doubtful
cases were made during 1908. Of these 3 were found to contain the
bacillus of tuberculosis, and in 18 the result was negative.
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.—As these are not notifiable
they are dealt with under the heading—Deaths in Relation to
Disease at page .59.
DISINFECTION.
The following tables contain particulars regarding the work of
disinfection carried out during 1908 after the infectious diseases.
The first Table refers to articles, the second gives the actual number of
disinfections carried out eaeh month, and the conditions rendering
disinfection necessary. For the disinfection of infected articles two
steam disinfectors, viz., Goddard, Massey and Warner's, and Thresh'f
machines were used. Formic Aldehyde gas, produced by an Alformant
lamp burning 30 tabloids per 1,000 cubic feet, and sulphur, or a spray
of chloride of lime solution of a strength of 1.2 per cent, were used
for the disinfection of premises.
The number of separate rooms disinfected during the year was 933.
In 803 cases one room was dealt with, in 118 two, in 5 three, in 1
four rooms, in 4 five rooms, and in 2 six rooms. In addition, disinfections
were earned out at the following institutions: St. Luke's
Hospital, the City of London Lying-in Hospital, and St. Mark's
Hospital. A oertain number of school class-rooms and creches, and
some of the articles at one of the police stations, were also dealt with.