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The following shows the amount of disinfection carried out for
the past four years :—
1913 8,875 articles of bedding, clothing, etc.
1912 7,577
1911 5,886
1910 5,193
1909 8,119
The number of rooms disinfected by the Council's staff during the
year was 1,359.
Disinfecting fluid is supplied gratis where required.
For the removal of infected bedding, etc., and its return after disinfection
an adequate staff is maintained. There are two vans employed,
one used for collecting infected materials, and the other a pure van
for returning them after disinfection is completed. One man is employed
for collection, and another for returning the sterilized materials.
Cleansing and disinfection of 1,359 rooms in 1,192 houses in which
infectious diseases, etc., have occurred, have been carried out under the
direction of your Medical Officer of Health. The infected rooms
have been fumigated, and when necessary the walls of the disinfected
portion of the house have been stripped and the ceilings cleansed.