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Animal Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1896.
remarked, I shall be glad to learn the exact wishes of your Vestry with regard to the
enforcement of Section 60 of the Public Health Act, so that steps may be immediately
taken to carry out your directions.
In conclusion, I venture to throw out the following suggestions:—-
1. That the District Inspector, instead of the Disinfector, pay the first visit
to the household upon receipt of notification.
2. That the present books, with one or two modifications, are sufficient.
3. That disinfectors have nothing to do with the delivery of notices, or with
office work generally.
4. That disinfectors have their own room away from the Health Office.
5. That a counterfoil book be kept for the certificates of disinfection granted
to workmen for their employers; and that such documents be marked so as to
confine them to that definite purpose.
6. That in case of removal each householder be provided with a form or
stamped post card (addressed to the Vestry) to be filled up and forwarded as soon
as the patient is removed by the Asylum Board.
7. That the records of Inspectors' visit might be extended, and made more
systematic in some respects.
8. A trained clerk to be appointed solely for Health Office work.
9. That another disinfector be appointed, so as to have at least two such
officers available as competent disinfectors.
10. That the appointment of assistants to strip walls and wash rooms is
desirable if Section 60 is to be enforced.
11. That the appointment of a special Sanitary Inspector would be a great
help to thorough disinfection.
I have the honour to remain,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
F. J. WALDO.
APPENDIX TO SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.
Provisional Code of Rules for disinfection of premises for the guidance of
Disinfectors, subject to the approval of the Vestry.
On receiving notice from the Sanitary Inspectors of the need of disinfecting a room
or rooms, the disinfectors are to carry out the following instructions:—
1. In every case the premises must be disinfected on the day of receipt of such
notice from the Inspector, and that the Disinfectors attend at the office at half-past
nine each morning at the Health Office, for the purpose of receiving instructions.
2. Every room that has been exposed to infection must be disinfected.
3. Subject to the above requirements the convenience of parishioners must be