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DISINFECTION AMD DISINFESTATION
The Disinfecting Station and Personal Cleansing Centre is situated
at 9A, Lots Road, but the duties of the personnel extend beyond this limited
field. The two disinfectors and the two vehicles are used for various
duties in connection with the testing of drains and conveying equipment to
and from the sites, assisting with food sampling and delivering samples to
the Bacteriological, Chemical and Pathological Laboratories. They also
undertake the collection and removal of the effects of deceased persons
under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the collection and
delivery of the laundry of incontinent persons, and the collection and
destruction of verminous bedding and furniture, etc.
The woman cleansing station attendant retired in November 1963, but
in view of the small numbers of persons requiring treatment and having
regard to the amalgamation of Chelsea and Kensington in April 1965 under
the provisions of the London Government Act, 1963, it was considered that
the appointment of a new attendant was not justified for such a short
period. Kensington's Public Health Committee kindly offered to grant
facilities for personal cleansing of Chelsea persons at their new medicinal
baths and this arrangement comes into operation on 1st January, 1964.
The following is a summary of specific work of disinfection and
disinfestation carried out during the year:-
SCABIES CASES TREATED
Chelsea Residents 6
L.C.C. Schoolchildren 1
VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
Adults 15
Children 3
L.C.C. Schoolchildren
DISINFECTION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS. CLOTHING. ETC.
Number of rooms disinfected 212
Number of articles disinfected 595
DISINFESTATION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS
Number of rooms disinfested 373
Number of articles disinfested 2,323