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The Laundry attached to the station, which was added in
1907, has continued to do useful work. During the year, 27,878
articles were laundered after disinfection before being returned
to their owners.
The total weight of articles removed for disinfection during
the year was 136 tons 7 cwts. 1 qr. 3 lbs.
In addition to the work carried out in the disinfection of rooms,
clothing, &c., bedding belonging to the Council, was lent out to
persons whose bedding had to be removed to the Disinfecting
Station for disinfection. The total weight of such bedding
disinfected after use and returned to store amounted to 7 tons
8 cwts. 3 qrs. This is not included in the above table.
Verminous clothing weighing 9 tons, belonging to verminous
persons undergoing cleansing at the Personal Cleansing Station,
Sheepcote Lane, was disinfected at the Disinfecting Station
during the year. This also is not included in the return shown in
the table.
Temporary Shelter or House Accommodation.
During 1913, at the Reception Shelter situate in Sheepcote
Lane, eight midwives and five nurses who had been in attendance on
puerperal fever cases, or in contact with other forms of infectious
disease, had the use of one of the tenements at the Reception
Shelter for purposes of personal disinfection. Four hundred and
seventeen persons, including laundry hands, milk vendors, dressmakers,
&c., whose occupations rendered it desirable, attended
for personal disinfection at the Shelter on account of exposure
to infectious disease.
The Shelter was occupied by five persons, whose homes were
undergoing disinfection.
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
During 1913, 2,413 verminous persons attended at the
Personal Cleansing Station, Sheepcote Lane. Of the total
number cleansed, 1,313 were adult males, 10 adult females, and
1,090 children, the latter coming mainly from the public
elementary schools.
The agreement entered into 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, was extended for another year. By this
agreement, the London County Council have the use of the