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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT, 1924.
Details of work done in connection with the Disinfecting Department
are subjoined: 6,649 cases of infectious diseases, notified compulsorily
by medical men, were dealt with, including cerebro-spinal fever
and post-basic meningitis (5), acute polio-myelitis and encephalitis (6),
acute primary pneumonia (186), acute influenzal pneumonia (87), acute
encephalitis lethargica (27), malaria (4), ophthalmia neonatorum (47),
measles (3,786), german measles (260), and tuberculosis—pulmonary
(463), and non-pulmonary (98), whilst the following diseases were, in
addition, reported by school teachers and others, viz.: measles (1,000),
chicken-pox (673), cancer (93), whooping cough (511)) and others not
classified (366)*, 326 verminous houses (390 rooms) and 2,283
verminous articles, viz.: bedding 2,178, and clothing 105, were also
dealt with.
Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting
Department during 1924.
Total No. of Rooms disinfected by Council
11131
Do. articles do.
17603
Cases in which bedding was disinfected at home†
5736
Do. do. do. at Chamber
2214
Do. do. do. destroyed
—
Premises disinfected and disinfectants supplied
25619
Articles of bedding, etc., disinfected
17603
Articles of bedding, etc., destroyed
—
Police Ambulance disinfected
1
No. of Cleansing Notices served in connection with infected
houses
1547
Certificates of Medical Practitioners received in lieu of
disinfection by the Council
30
Schools disinfected}: (99 rooms)
17
Certificates of disinfection left with occupiers of disinfected
premises
1 722
Library books disinfected (public)
191
Mattresses re-tabbed by Council
485
* Scabies, ringworm, diseases not stated, etc.
† Bedding not removed to the Disinfecting Chamber for disinfection in cases of
Measles and German Measles
‡ Measles, 5 (25 rooms); Scarlet Fever, 6 (42 rooms); Chicken-pox, 3 (23
rooms); Diphtheria, 1 (1 room) ; not classified 2 (8 rooms).