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The new Laundry which was added to the Station, and
opened in 1907, has proved of great utility. During 1909, 18,760
articles were, after previous disinfection, laundered before being
returned to their owners.
The total weight of articles removed during the year for disinfection
was 137 tons 9 cwts. 0 qrs. 17 lbs.
In addition to the work carried out in the disinfection of
rooms, clothing, etc., bedding belonging to the Council was lent
out during 1909 to persons whose bedding had been removed for
disinfection. As soon as this has been effected it is returned, and
the Council's bedding is collected and brought back to the Station,
when after being disinfected it is returned to the store room.
The total weight of bedding belonging to the Council dealt with
in this way, and not included in the table, amounted to 6 tons
5 cwts. 3 qrs. 16 lbs.
Verminous clothing belonging to persons who attended the
Personal Cleansing Station adjoining, weighing 6 tons 19 cwts.
0 qrs. 6 lbs., was disinfected at the Disinfecting Station, and is
not included in the returns shown in the table.
The question of the disinfecting and cleansing work of a
Northern Metropolitan Borough being carried on by a Battersea
contractor within the Borough of Battersea came up for consideration
during 1909, by the Council on September 29th. The
goods for disinfection are collected from infected houses in the
Northern Borough and removed to Battersea Borough in ordinary
tarpaulin-covered vans, and the Council expressed the opinion
that such an arrangement was unsatisfactory, being in the opinion
of the Council dangerous to public health. The attention of the
Local Government Board was consequently drawn to the matter.
Since this action of the Council the infected articles are
brought by the Battersea contractor in a suitable conveyance instead
of the ordinary type of tarpaulin-covered vans previously
in use.
Temporary Shelter or House Accommodation.
During 1905 the Reception Shelter at Sheepcote Lane was
occupied by four persons whose homes were undergoing disinfection
after infectious disease. In addition, three midwives
and thirteen nurses who had been in attendance on cases of
puerperal fever or in contact with other forms of dangerous infectious
disease, had the use of one of the tenements at the Shelter
for purposes of personal disinfection.