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DISINFECTION SERVICE.
During the year, 1,852 rooms were disinfected
for various reasons, one-and-a-quarter tons of sulphur
candles and 25 gallons of Creocide being used for this
purpose.
It is proposed in future to use liquid Formalin in
the form of a spray for disinfection.
The table appended gives full details of the rooms,
bedding and clothing disinfected.
There were also:—
Articles destroyed 57
Articles disinfected in Formalin Chamber 650
Books from Borough Library disinfected 344
Rooms in schools disinfected 2
Hospital Wards disinfected 15
MOTOR DISINFECTING VANS.
During the year, the hand-drawn trucks previously
used for conveying bedding and clothing to
and from the Disinfecting Station were replaced by
two motor vans purchased from the Belsize Motor
Co., Ltd.