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Disinfection and personal cleansing
The Disinfecting station and the Cleansing station are situated at
Wearside Road Depot. Details of the work carried out during the year
are as follows:—
Disinfecting station
Premises visited 762
Rooms disinfected 1,781
Articles disinfected:—
beds 212
mattresses 698
bolsters 224
pillows 1,213
cushions 147
quilts 355
blankets 1,503
sheets 465
household articles 1,029
wearing apparel 833
Public Library books 1,661
Private Librarv books 232
Verminous rooms treated 559
Verminous articles treated 261
Cleansing station
Children treated for vermin 1,422
Adults treated for vermin 99
Scabies baths, children 342
Scabies baths, adults 309
Rodent control
A small section, consisting of chargehand and three operatives, is
maintained for the purpose of repressing rat infestations in private
properties and business premises and this section is supervised by the
senior sanitary inspector.
A summary of the work carried out during the year is appended:—
Number of complaints received 4,630
Number of premises baited:—
initial treatments 1,119
retreatments 1,455
No infestation found 3,511
Total number of visits 17,835
Estimated number of rats killed 7,226
In addition, liaison is made twice yearly with the Borough
Engineer's department for the baiting of sewers.