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[1930
Vaccinations and re-vaccinations performed by the Public Vaccinators of the
Council during the portion of the year 1st April, 1930, to 31st December, 1930:—
Children entered in Form H by the Vaccination Officers 1,452
Children not included in such lists, but vaccinated 430
Successful vaccinations performed at Surgery or elsewhere
than at the homes of the persons vaccinated 197
Successful re-vaccinations performed at Surgery or elsewhere
than at the homes of the persons vaccinated 199
Successful vaccination or re-vaccination performed at the
homes of the person vaccinated or re-vaccinated 1,803
Total 4,081
DISINFECTION.
Disinfection of Rooms.—4,897 rooms were disinfected, as contrasted with
4,210 in 1929. For this purpose formaldehyde in solution was employed, although
it was sometimes augmented by sulphur fumigation, when it was necessary to kill
vermin, for which purpose sulphur has been found effective. For the extermination
of bugs, in addition all the architrave mouldings and skirting boards behind
which they breed are removed, and the walls washed with hot lime.
The above figures also include the disinfection of houses and rooms after
Tuberculosis, vide p. 46.

Work at the Disinfecting Station.—57,096 large articles of bedding,
etc., as detailed below, were disinfected by the steam disinfectors, at the Council's
Disinfecting Station, compared with 53,786 similar articles disinfected during the
previous year.
In addition to the above articles, 15,159 second-hand garments, mostly overcoats,
jackets tunics and British warms were disinfected for clothing contractors
trading in the Borough, who paid the Council for the work, amounting to the sum
of £23 19s. Od.
Altogether 72,255 articles described in the two paragraphs preceding were
disinfected. Since the disinfection station was established 2,405,892 large articles
have been disinfected.