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Condition of Plant.
After working for nearly four years and not having been cleaned for
a period of over twelve months, the apparatus was taken to pieces, over,
hauled and thoroughly cleaned. The platinum wire and slates upon which
it is wound were found in perfect condition—these are the positive
electrodes and are the costly portion of the plant. In the apparatus there
are forty pairs of zinc plates—the negative electrodes—and experience
shews that the zinc electrodes will last from four to five years. The cost
of a pair of zinc electrodes with the necessary nuts and bolts is five
shillings and sixpence.
It may be mentioned that experience shews that by somewhat altering
the shape of the zinc electrodes their lives may be considerably
increased and give greater efficiency in the working of the plant.
The Chief Disinfector supervised the working and cleansing of the
plant, and also superintended the distribution of the fluid at the seven
depots and the various Institutions of the Borough.
Total Quantity Manufactured since Installation of Plant.
Monetary Advantage to Borough.
Since the plant has been installed, a period now reaching four years,
nearly 90,000 gallons have been manufactured at a cost for electricity and
materials of under £175. The great monetary advantage to the Borough
since the installation of the Electrolytic Plant need not be referred to in
detail, as the fact has been the subject of reports again and again.
The Public Health Department is not only furnished with the
disinfectant and the various institutions of che Council (the public baths,
etc.), but the institutions of the Managers of the Sick Asylums and of the
Board of Guardians (within and without the Borough) are supplied with
an unlimited quantity free.