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being disinfected, in accordance with the requirements
of Section 60 (sub-section 4) of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
With the exception of 1, which is held over until the new
Wharf accommodation has been taken over by the Vestry,
all the Medical Officer's suggestions have been adopted,
and at present the Staff consists of—
A. Norris (Superintendent) 42/- per week
H. Fuller 80/-
W. Lockyer 30/- ,,
Extra disinfecting man, as required 30/- „
b W. Bull (Stoveman at the wharf) 32/- „
W. Harris
W. Bartlett Permanent Drivers 30/- ,, (each).
F. Graves
Extra driver, as required 30/- „
These employes being permanent weekly servants, no
overtime is allowed for.
The two new disinfecting vans cost £53 each, and the
two old vans have been altered, re-painted, and practically
turned into new ones, at a total cost of £37 19s. 6d.
Two of the top rooms of the Superintendent's house at
the Wharf, Belvedere Road, have been converted by
alterations into a Refuge for the Inmates of Infected
Houses, as required by Section 60 (4) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, at a cost of £l46 3s. 8d. (including
furniture and fittings).
There are two sets of rooms—four rooms in all—and in
each set of rooms there is a bath-room fitted with bath and
lavatory, and a living room fitted with a kitchen range and
cupboards. Taking the experience of other Authorities,