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DISINFECTION.
The figures showing the work done in the disinfecting station are
set out below. For many years it has been the custom in this borough
to insist on the disinfection of premises and articles exposed to infection
in all cases of notifiable infectious disease, regard being had as far as
possible to the convenience of the householder. Rooms are sealed for
disinfection and beds, bedding, clothes and other articles are brought
into the station for treatment.
Beds 551
Pillows (cases) 1,197
Blankets 3,790
Quilts 963
Bolsters 458
Sheets 1,197
„ (cases) 202
Furniture 3,783
Books 56
Miscellaneous 4,490
Cushions 163
Verminous Clothing 1,363
Mattresses 3
„ Bedding 12,381
Overlays 1,211
Scabies, Clothing 19,959
Pillows 1,385
64,495 new tabs were used to replace those taken off mattresses,
palliasses, and cushions before disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected 2,261
Number of mattresses and other articles destroyed 1,097
Furniture, Floorcloth, etc., destroyed 138½ Loads