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Disinfection and Personal Cleansing.
The Disinfecting Station is situated at Wearside Road,
Lewisham. Details of the work carried out during the year are
contained in the following table : —
Disinfecting Station.
Premises Visited 1,368
Rooms Disinfected 2,933
Articles Disinfected :—
Beds 649
Blankets 3,071
Bolsters 760
Mattresses 1,988
Pillows and Cushions 4,181
Quilts 1,375
Sheets 2,287
Miscellaneous Articles 5,676
Wearing Apparel 6,432
Articles Washed 15,446
Mattresses Re-tufted 737
Verminous Rooms Treated 295
Verminous Articles Treated 1,981
Cleansing Station.
Children Treated for Vermin 1,225
Attendances at the Cleansing Station 2,182
Adults Treated for Vermin 4
Baths Given to Adults and Children for Scabies 1,388
Eradication of Bed Bugs.
During the year, 18 Council houses and 143 other houses were
found to be bug infested, and were subsequently disinfested. The
usual method of treatment is by fumigating with sulphur, or by
spraying with insecticide, and, if necessary, the removal of the
architraves and mouldings. The work of disinfestation is carried
out entirely by the Council.
Prospective tenants of Council houses are advised to have their
effects disinfected before taking possession.