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Disinfecting Station, Mortuary, and Depôt belonging to the late Strand
Board of Works, in connection with the Holboru to Strand Improvement,
paying a sum of £5,000 and handing over a piece of land in
Kean Street in exchange for that taken by them. It was, however,
decided that it would be more advantageous, both from an administrative
and a financial point of view, not to erect the disinfecting station
here, and, consequently, this site has been let. In this way the cost of the
new building is met without any additional charge upon the rates.
Eventually, on the acquisition of the Grosvenor Canal property, the
land on the west side of the lock was selected. The site is in an open
position, well away from dwellings, and is approached both from the
Chelsea Embankment and Gatliff Eoad.
Mr. John Murray, F.R.I.B.A., was instructed to prepare drawings
and specifications for the erection of two blocks of buildings, one
containing the Disinfecting Station, the other residences for the lockmaster,
some of the disinfecting staff, and other employees, and an
office for the Highways Department.
Tenders for the erection of the buildings were invited from fifteen
firms of builders, and the lowest, that of Mr. C. F. Ivearley, of 4, Great
Marlborough Street, amounting to £9,921, was accepted.
The offer of Messrs. Goddard, Massey and Warner, was accepted for
the erection of the necessary fittings in the disinfecting chamber,
boilers and other apparatus in the possession of the Council being
utilised as far as possible. The amount of the tender, the lowest of
four, was £506 14s. 8d.
The Disinfecting Station.-Externally the plinth of the building
is faced with red pressed bricks, the upper part with Crowborough and
red brick facings, red gauged arches and Portland stone dressings.
The interior is faced to a height of four feet with white glazed
bricks, the walls above of all the rooms, and the ceilings of the Infected
and Disinfected Chambers, being lined with white tiles.
The following accommodation is provided in the building:—
An "Infected" Van Shed, for unloading infected articles.
An "Infected Chamber," 36 ft. by 20 ft., for the reception of
infected articles which will be placed directly into the disinfecting
apparatus.
A "Disinfected Chamber, 36 ft. by 20 ft., into which the goods
which have been disinfected are discharged from the disinfecting
apparatus,
A Loading Store and "Disinfected" Van Shed, from which the
disinfected articles are despatched.
A Formalin Chamber, accessible from the "Infected" and "Disinfected
" Chambers, 12 ft. by 6 ft. 3 ins., for the disinfecting of furniture