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Public advertisements were issued in the Daily Telegraph
and the Dairy world, for a Manageress at a salary of 25/0
per week, with the use of living rooms at the Depot, candidates
to be single or widowed (unencumbered), with previous
experience of the work. 11 applications were received
and Mrs. Mabel Bourke was appointed on June 2nd, 1910,
and commenced her duties on June 13th, 1910. Mrs.
Bourke is a widow (39 years of age), certificated in midwifery,
hospital nursing and domestic cooking, experienced
in practical midwifery (5 years), and in cooking as Assistant
Teacher in Domestic 'School of Cookery (1 year), Manageress
of the Dublin Milk Depot (8 months), and late
pupil at Lambeth Milk Depot (4 months).
DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
During 1910, good work has been done by the Staff
individually and collectively) in connection with the Disinfecting
Department—6004 infected rooms and 21087 infected
articles (bedding, etc.) having been disinfected, as compared
with 5654 and 23982 respectively in 1909. A total
number of 1527 notifiable infectious diseases (including 5
cases Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis) have been reported during
the year 1910, but a large amount of disinfection has also
been carried out in connection with cases of Measles (2123)
Whooping Cough (686), Tuberculosis (1019), Chicken-pox
(634), Cancer (39), Verminous Houses and Clothing (207),
and other Diseases (210). Full details are to be found on
pp. 164-166.
The whole of the 1527 compulsorily notifiable diseases
(representing 1368 infected houses), have been dealt with,
whilst 18 schools have been disinfected in connection with
outbreaks of infectious disease, viz.:—Measles 16, and
scarlet fever 2.