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required only for the storage of records and that all the clerical
work of the nurses would be done in school at the time of examination
of the children. This was a misapprehension and to meet
this difficulty the female staff-room has been allotted to the
nurses while the female staff have been provided with a mess-room
adjacent to the mangling and ironing room. In addition to the
ordinary disinfection work, all the staff laundry including white
coats, overalls and towels, is now done in the station. The
following table shows the number of articles disinfected during
the year:—
Beds 618
Pillows 1,572
Blankets 3,701
Pillows (cases) 1,162
Bolsters 480
Quilts 847
„ (cases) 194
Sheets 1,022
Books 277
Miscellaneous 5,909
Cushions 117
Verminous Clothing 4,312
Mattresses 60
,, Bedding 779
Overlays 520
Scabies, Clothing 1,855
19,494 new tabs were used to replace those taken off
mattresses, palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected 1,684

SHELTER.
Four flats are provided in The Neckinger for the temporary
housing of families or persons while their premises are being
disinfected. Three families were accommodated during the
year, two for Small-Pox and one for Diphtheria, the total number
of persons accommodated being 12.