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Comparison of Expenditure on Carbolic Acid Disinfectants
and Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid.
February, 1906, to 31st January, 1908. (Two Years.)
CARBOLIC DISINFECTANTS.
If Carbolic Acid Disinfectants had been issued in place of
Electrolytic fluid for the period of two years, from February,
1906, to January 31st, 1908, based upon the expenditure
of 1905, the amount expended would have been as under:-*
(The Disinfectants used by Works Department are not here taken
into consideration).
£. s. d.
Carbolic Acid Disinfectants, for use of Public Health Department
only 628 4 0
Bottles, Corks, Labels and Bags 336 15 0
Wages, Issuing and Bottling, Public Health Department only 747 4 0
Cartage 10 2 0
Disinfectants, the Guardians, October, 1906, to February, 1908 266 5 4
Disinfectants, the Managers of Sick Asylum, October, 1906, to
February, 1908 26 13 4
Estimated cost of Carbolic Disinfectants for the period above
mentioned 2015 3 8
Actual cost of Electrolytic Fluid for the period above mentioned 1009 5 8
Balance shewing saving for Disinfectants used in the Borough for the
period of two years aforementioned, no consideration being
taken into account in respect of the 13,656 gallons supplied
to the Works Department £1005 18 0
Cost of Carbolic Disinfectants, &c.
Public Health Department only.
For the Years 1903, 1904, 1905.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
*Carbolic fluid disinfectant 184 17 1 216 17 5 242 0 0
†Carbolic powder disinfectant 52 1 6 59 0 6 72 2 0
236 19 7 275 17 11 314 2 0
Bottles 109 3 7 127 15 4 118 19 3
Corks 12 10 0 18 15 0 19 15 10
Labels 3 12 0 5 15 6 3 15 0
Bags 16 18 4 20 12 6 25 17 6
Total £379 2 6 £448 16 3 £482 9 7
*5,219, 6,123 and 6,832 gallons for the respective years, at 8½d. per gallon.
† 20, 22 and 28 tons for the respective years, at £2 l1s. 6d. per ton.
Cost of disinfectants to the Guardians before the introduction of Electrolytic disinfecting
fluid, during the year 1905, £199 14s.
Average annual cost of disinfectants to the Managers of Sick Asylums, Devons
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