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Newington 1898

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London

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personal or otherwise, between the two sides of the station,
after the infected bedding and clothing have been brought
in and all infected coats and overalls given up, except by the
external window made for that purpose.
(7) The infected goods when brought into the station shall be
delivered with an inventory, and care must be taken to keep
the various articles from each house separate. Any verminous
bedding or clothing must be disinfected by itself.
On no account are articles to be introduced into the chamber
in bundles, or in too large quantities, but all articles are to be
so arranged as to admit of being easily penetrated by the
steam.
(8) He shall remove, as far as possible by washing, all stains on
the articles likely to be made permanent by passing through
the chamber, and shall also remove the leather buttons on
mattresses and palliasses.
(9) He shall keep a register of the articles disinfected in the
manner prescribed.
(10) He shall wash down the internal surface of the walls of the
station once at least in each week and the floor of the station
every night.
Approved, by the Public Health Committee.
GEORGE MILLSON,
Medical Officer of Health.
DISINFECTION OF ROOMS.
DUTIES OF THE MEN.
(1) The hours of work shall be from 8 a.m. to 5'30 p.m., one
hour, from 1 to 2 o'clock, being allowed for dinner. They
shall, before commencing work in the morning, attend at
the Depot to have their time booked.