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In addition to the cleansing of persons referred to above,
articles of personal clothing disinfested at the Medicinal Baths during
the year numbered 1,586.
Disinfection and Disinfestation
A summary of the routine work of the disinfecting staff is
shown in the following table:-
Houses disinfected after infectious disease 237 (361 rooms)
Houses disinfested after vermin 355 (701 rooms)
Loads of furniture treated with hydrogen
Total weight of furniture, bedding, etc. dealt with :33
tons 18 cwt. 1 qtr. 21 lb.
It is the practice of certain foreign countries to prohibit
the import of parcels of clothing, unless accompanied with a certificate
that the articles have been disinfected. The Council afford facilities
to persons desirous of sending clothing abroad, but make a charge of
2/6d. for each certificate provided. During the year, 450 parcels of
clothing were disinfected and the income amounted to £56. 5s • Od. The
following table indicates the destination of these parcels 8:-
No. of parcels
Russia 167
Czechoslovakia 123
Italy 26
Rumania 8
Spain 7
Nigeria 5
Hungary 2
Poland 1
Germany 1
+Unknown 110
+All these parcels were dealt with by one Kensington firm
of exporters.