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Disinfection and Disinfestation
The following is a summary of the routine work carried out by the
disinfecting staff during the year:-
Number of rooms disinfested 1,092
Articles of clothing, bedding, etc.
submitted to steam disinfection 808
Articles disinfected by formalin 746
Hospital mattresses, pillows, etc. disinfected 9 ,437
Number of articles destroyed by request 2,126
Notwithstanding the Council's facilities to collect free of charge
any unwanted bedding , furniture , or other bulky domestic articles upon request,
the dumping of such articles on open sites in the Borough continues and many
visits were made by the Disinfecting Staff to disinfest them prior to removal.
The rooms, furniture and bedding of 310 families being rehoused
by the Borough Council were disinfested.
Personal Cleansing Station
During the year, 20 persons had baths for verminous conditions at
the Personal Cleansing Station, simultaneous disinfection of clothing being
carried out.
In addition, 22 persons received treatment for Scabies at the
Station. Public Health Inspectors visit and advise in all cases of Scabies
and in those cases where verminous conditions persistently recur.
During the year the mobile bathing equipment for the cleansing,
by consent, of aged persons in their own homes where the persons concerned are
so enfeebled as not to be able to attend at the Personal Cleansing Station was used
on 375 occasions. This is a complicated and difficult service but one which is most
worth while and for which the homebound and often disabled persons concerned are
very thankful.
Laundry Service for Incontinent Persons
The arrangement with Hackney Borough Council for the laundering
of articles of bed linen and personal clothing from incontinent persons continued
during the year.