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49 [1931
Vaccinations and re-vaccinations performed by the Public Vaccinators of the
Council during the year 1931:—
Children entered in Form H by the Vaccination Officers 1,884
Children not included in such lists, but vaccinated 536
Successful vaccinations performed at Surgery or elsewhere
than at the homes of the persons vaccinated 213
Successful re-vaccinations performed at Surgery or elsewhere
than at the homes of the persons vaccinated 128
Successful vaccination or re-vaccination performed at the
homes of the person vaccinated or re-vaccinated 2,271
Total 5,032
DISINFECTION.
Disinfection of Rooms.—3,323 rooms were disinfected, as contrasted with
4,897 in 1930. 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, and in certain
cases special insecticide fluids were employed.
The above figures also include the disinfection of houses and rooms after
Tuberculosis, vide p. 41.
Rooms Disinfected.
1931 1930
1st Quarter 787 1,450
2nd „ 760 1,420
3rd „ 766 991
4th „ 1,010 1,036
The Year 3,323 4,897
Work at the Disinfecting Station.—46,683 large articles of bedding,
etc., as detailed below, were disinfected by the steam disinfectors, at the Council's
Disinfecting Station, compared with 57,096 similar articles disinfected during the
previous year.
In addition to the above articles, 10,348 second-hand garments, mostly overcoats
and jackets, were disinfected for clothing contractors trading in the Borough,
who paid the Council for the work, amounting to the sum of £25 12s. Od.
Altogether 57,031 articles described in the two paragraphs preceding were
disinfected. Since the disinfection station was established 2,462,923 large articles
have been disinfected.