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The total weight of articles removed for disinfection during
1911 was 101 tons, 13 cwts.
In addition to the work carried out in the disinfection of
rooms, clothing, &c., bedding belonging to the Council was lent
out during the year to persons whose bedding had been removed
for disinfection. As soon as this bedding has been disinfected
it is returned and the Council's bedding collected, disinfected and
returned to store. The total weight of bedding belonging to the
Council dealt with in this way and not included in the table on
page 38 amounted to 5 tons, 5 cwts., 2 qrs.
Verminous clothing weighing over 7 tons belonging to verminous
persons cleansed at the Council's personal cleansing station,
Sheepcote Lane, was disinfected at the disinfecting station during
the year, and this also is not included in the return shown in the
table.
Temporary Shelter or House Accommodation.
During 1911, at the reception shelter situate at Sheepcote Lane,
eight midwives and six 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, two hundred and
twenty-two persons including laundry hands, milk vendors, dressmakers,
&c., whose occupation rendered it desirable, attended for
personal disinfection at the Shelter on account of exposure to
infectious disease.
Cleansing- of Persons Act, 1897.
The use of the Personal Cleansing Station (established by the
Council under the provisions of the Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897,),
was largely availed of during 1911 by persons requiring the facilities
therein provided. The total number of verminous persons cleansed
and their clothing disinfected during the year was 1,650. Of the
total number cleansed 1,439 were adult males, 20 adult females and
191 children, the latter coming mainly from the Public Elementary
Schools.
An agreement was entered into during the year between the
London County Council and the Borough Council for the use of the
latter Council's Personal Cleansing Station for the cleansing of
verminous school children. The agreement provides for the payment
to the Borough Council of the sum of two shillings per child
cleansed, irrespective of the number of attendances before the
child is certified as being cleansed. The term of the agreement is for
12 months and may be renewed at the option of the contracting
parties.