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Disinfection.—The disinfecting staff numbers three. A steam
disinfector is provided. An appropriate motor vehicle is utilised for the
conveyance of infected and disinfected articles to and from the Disinfecting
Station.
Disinfection in connection with the notifiable infectious diseases is
carried out free of charge. Applications tor special disinfection, not
associated with the notifiable infectious diseases, are considered, and,
if the work of the Department permits it, are carried out at the expense
of the applicant. Forty-seven such disinfections were carried out during
the year, the total charges amounting to £22 13s. (3d.
On page 40 will be found a summary of the work done by the disinfecting
staff during the year.
Infectious Disease Shelter.—Under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, Section 60 (4), temporary house accommodation with necessary
attendance is provided by the Borough Council free of charge at 9a,
Lots Road, for families in which cases of dangerous infectious disease
have occurred, and who have been compelled to leave their dwellings
for purposes of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected.
One adult was accommodated at the shelter during the year.
Disinfestation.—The female shelter attendant is also employed in
connection with the work of the Cleansing Station.
In 1922, the London County Council entered into an arrangement
with the Borough Council for the use of the Station on specified days
during the school year for the purpose of cleansing the heads of verminous
school children. Under the L.C.C. Scheme, the work of cleansing is
supervised by the school nurses, who also make all arrangements for the
attendances of the children. The children cleansed are those attending
schools situated west of a line running down the centre of Sydney Street
and Oakley Street. The Borough Council receives payment from the
London County Council at the rate of 2s. per child attendance.
During the year, the Station was opened for the entire day on 85
occasions.
The following Table No. 46 shows the number of attendances in each
quarter :—