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Disinfecting Station.
Disinfection.
Number of rooms disinfected after tuberculosis 32
„ „„ „scabies 5
„ „ „ „ other infectious diseases 73
Total number of rooms disinfected after infectious disease 110
Number of articles of bedding and clothing disinfected after tuberculosis 316
Number of articles of bedding and clothing disinfected after scabies 38
Number of articles of bedding and clothing disinfected after other infectious
diseases 1,011
Total number of articles disinfected after infectious disease 1,365
Number of books disinfected after infectious disease 201
„ ,, toys ,, ,, „ ,, 4
Disinfestation.
Number of rooms disinfested of vermin 279
„ „ articles of bedding and clothing disinfested of vermin 2,974
Summary of 4,339 articles of bedding and clothing dealt with during the year: —
Mattresses 310
Pillows 604
Pillow Cases 205
Bolsters 38
Bolster Cases 18
Blankets 612
Sheets 313
Clothing 1,772
Other Bedding 467
Cleansing Station.
During the year 162 men were cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station. Ninetynine
were referred from Bruce House, Westminster, and 58 from Parker House, 1 arker
Street.
Under an arrangement whereby the Westminster City Council cleanse women
from Holborn at a charge of 1/- per person, 3 women were cleansed during 1953.