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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
9. All infected goods ordered to be burnt shall be forthwith removed in the truck
to the Incinerator.
10. On completing the disinfection of a room, notice by means of the signature
of the disinfector shall be entered in the book kept for that purpose.
11. Where overalls are worn by disinfectors, they should be passed through the
steam apparatus after each exposure to infection.
12. The canvas bags for conveying infected articles must be passed through the
steam apparatus after each exposure.
13. The infected goods truck to be sulphured after each conveyance of infected
articles.
In conclusion, I would advise the Vestry to cause the foregoing Rules to be printed,
framed, and hung up in the chambers of the disinfecting house.
This Report was, in accordance with the resolution of the Vestry, submitted to
the Public Health Committee, when the following suggestions of the Committee were
accepted by me namely:—
Under (4) the addition of the word "mattresses'' after "beds" and under (6) the
substitution of "iron vessels" for the words "an iron bucket or pail," and of the words
"when disinfecting with sulphur" after "used" at the end of the paragraph.
In concluding this report, I may once again congratulate your Vestry on another
year of progress in health matters.
It is true that the rise of .3 in the death-rate checks the steady annual decrease
of previous years, but the increase is so slight as to have little significance when taken
alone. It is gratifying to recognise the considerably advanced standards of general
health in your parish, and in my opinion those results may be to no small extent
traced to the zeal and competence of the Sanitary Inspectors who share my anxieties
and labours.
So long as I am honoured with the confidence of your Vestry it will be my earnest
endeavour to carry out the duties of the important office with which I have been
entrusted, with all necessary care and vigilance.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant,
P. J. WALDO,
Medical Officer of Health.
1, Plowden Buildings, Temple,
February, 1897.