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The following Table shows the number of disinfections carried out for various diseases during
the year:—

Year,
Weight of Articles sent from Premises.
Number of
Disinfections
at Wood
Lane.
Tons.
Cwts.
Qrs.
Lbs.
1909 33 5 2 23 789
1910 27 7 3 12 638
1911 27 14 2 6 677
1912 32 1 3 1 786
1913 38 15 0 8 983
1914 69 19 1 11 1,769
The following number of articles was dealt with at the Wood Lane Disinfecting Station
during the year:—
Articles disinfected only ... ... ... ... ... 22,022
Articles disinfected and washed free of charge 2,886
Total articles dealt with in 1914 ... ... 24,908
CLEANSING STATION.
In November, 1913, the Council took over for use as a station for the cleansing of verminous
persons the Casual Wards in Mary Place at an annual rent of £80. For more than a year the
Metropolitan Asylums Board have had no occasion to accommodate casuals in the wards, and it is
not likely that the wards will again be required for this purpose. In the receiving rooms six baths
are provided, three on the ground floor and three on the first floor. The Council have installed in
the wards adjoining the bath room on the ground floor a machine for disinfection by steam at a
temperature of 212 degrees F. under atmospheric pressure. The cost of the machine was £80,
and the cylindrical disinfecting chamber is 5 ft. in length with a diameter of 2 feet. The station
has been staffed by the appointment of a married couple who reside on the premises. The husband