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Bathing Station and Laundry, Garage, Public Health Stores, Furnaces
for destroying bedding, etc., with quarters for the resident Senior
Disinfector.
Disinfection.
The Disinfecting Station is equipped with a Washington-Lyons
apparatus, and is staffed by three men, one of whom, the Senior Disinfector,
is the Resident Caretaker of the Station. The collection of
infected or infested material and its subsequent return are carried out
by two Motor Vans.
The following is a record of the work carried out by the Disinfecting
Staff during 1933 :—
Number of houses or parts of houses and contents
disinfected 1,840
„ verminous rooms disinfested 233
„ „ articles of clothing disinfested
*190
„ „ beds disinfested 72
„ persons accommodated at Shelter —
*Excluding the clothing of persons dealt with at the Bathing Station.
Cleansing and Disinfection of Verminous Persons and their
Belongings.
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897, Children Act, 1908 (Sec. 122),
London County Council (General Powers) Acts, 1922 and 1928.
The following cleansings and medicinal baths were carried out at
the Bathing Station, which forms part of the Public Health Station,
during the year :—
Verminous conditions.
Adults 4
Children 905
Scabies.
Adults 5
Children 64
Whilst the cleansings and baths were in progress, the persons'
clothing was thoroughly disinfected by being passed through the
disinfecting apparatus.
During the year, the Council's disinfectors disinfested 233 verminous
rooms and contents, and, in addition, as a result of the action