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In the Interim Report of the Departmental Committee on Tuberculosis,
it is recommended that a Tuberculosis Dispensary should
act as—
1. A Receiving House and Centre of Diagnosis.
2. A Clearing House and Centre of Observation.
3. A Centre for Curative Treatment.
4. A Centre for Examination of Contacts.
5. A Centre for After Care.
6. An Information Bureau and Educational Centre.
From the present and previous reports it will be seen that the
Dispensary is fulfilling those requirements.
The Shelter.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, Sub-Section 4,
imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making provision for
the temporary housing of persons who are compelled to leave their
dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected
by the Sanitary Authority.
The accommodation provided consists of a detached building
containing two separate and distinct tenements, each consisting of
two bedrooms, kitchen, larder, bathroom, and w.c. The shelter was
not used during the year.
Disinfection.
The disinfection of infected clothing and bedding has been carried
out at the Disinfecting Station, Watson Street, by means of two
machines of the Washington-Lyons pattern.
The following shows the amount of disinfection carried out for
the past four years:—
1915 8,232 articles of bedding, clothing, etc.
1914 11,784 ,, ,, ,,
1913 8,875 ,, ,, ,,
1912 7,577 ,, ,, ,,
The number of rooms disinfected by the Council's staff during the
year was 1,230.
Disinfecting fluid is supplied gratis where required.
For the removal of infected bedding, etc., and its return after disin
fection 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 1,230 rooms in 1,105 houses in which
infectious diseases, etc., have occurred, have been carried out under the