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DISINFECTION.
Disinfection is carried out at the New Disinfecting Station,
Watson Street, by means of two machines of the Washington-Lyons
pattern, in which all articles of clothing are disinfected.
For such infected articles which would be injured by steam:
leather goods, furs, boots, &c., are disinfected by formic aldehyde,
volotised in an alformant-lamp in a specially constructed zinc-lined
chamber.
There are two vans employed, one used for collecting infected
articles, and the other for returning them after disinfection is completed.
With very few exceptions, all disinfection is carried out by
the staff of the Council, and no charge is made.
The number of rooms disinfected by the Council's staff during
the year was 1,232. The number of articles of bedding, clothing,
&c., disinfected being 7,696. Disinfecting fluid is supplied gratis
where required.
Disinfection of wearing apparel, &c., under the Midwives Act,
was carried out in five cases.
One hundred and four books belonging to the Council's Public
Library, collected from houses where infectious diseases had occurred,
were disinfected before being put back into circulation.
Eleven premises consisting of fifteen rooms were fumigated
during the year, under the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1904, as being verminous.
SCHOOLS CLOSED.
The following school was closed during the year on account of
infectious disease:
Deptford Park, Boys' Department Scarlet Fever.
During the closure the premises were thoroughly disinfected by
the Council's staff.