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Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from
the Shelter, Glaucus Street : Disinfectors' clothing, overalls, drop-sheets,
etc., to the number of 8,850, and 25,830 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected, making a total of 56,101 articles.
313 articles were destroyed at the Council's apparatus at the request
of Relieving Officers.
At the request of the London County Council, the Council undertook
to disinfect old tramway uniforms from the Poplar and Bow Tramway
Depots, at a charge of 2d. per overcoat and Id. for other garments.
ELECTROLYTIC DISINFECTANT FLUID.
At the seven depots the electrolytic fluid was still in great demand
by the public.
On account of the increasing demands for the fluid, the wooden
structure which was erected in 1912 has been demolished and replaced
by a larger building of reinforced concrete with a lighted roof, and the
site has been purchased. The building is 60 feet long, 30 feet wide, and
12 feet to the eaves. It contains a lobby for employees' garments, messroom
and lavatory accommodation. An additional plant consisting of
five 30-amp. graphode electrolysers has been purchased from Messrs.
Mather & Piatt, Manchester. At the end of the year I presented to the
Public Health and Housing Committee a special report upon "Twenty
Years' Working of the Electrolytic Disinfectant Plant of Poplar" in
which the work of the old and new plants is fully described.
During the year 1925, 72,165 gallons were manufactured and broken
down to 144,330 gallons for distribution.