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1935]
50
Vaccinations and re-vaccinations performed by the Public Vaccinators of the
Council during the year 1935:—
Successful vaccinations performed at the surgery or elsewhere
than at the homes of the persons vaccinated 78
Successful re-vaccinations performed at surgery or elsewhere
than at the homes of the persons vaccinated 54
Successful vaccinations or re-vaccinations performed at the
homes of the persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated 1,665
The above figures represent actual vaccinations or re-vaccinations performed
by the Public Vaccinators during the year.
The Vaccination Officers in the course of their duties forwarded the names of
1,708 children to the Public Vaccinators on Form "H." Other 471 children were
vaccinated at the "request" of parents or guardians before Form "H" was
issued.
DISINFECTION.
Disinfection of Rooms.—2,898 rooms wert disinfected, as contrasted with
2,975 in 1934. 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 board, 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.

Work at the Disinfecting Station.—27,966 large articles of bedding,
etc., as detailed below, were disinfected by the steam disinfectors, at the Council's
Disinfecting Station, compared with 39,708 similar articles disinfected during the
previous year.
In addition to the above articles, 230,675 second-hand garments were disinfected
for clothing contractors trading in the Borough, who paid the Council for
the work, amounting to the sum of £8713s. 0d.
Altogether 258,641 articles described in the two paragraphs preceding were
disinfected. Since the disinfecting station was established 3,710,438 large articles
have been disinfected.