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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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2,227 sheets, 1,983 quilts, 736 cushions, 5,730 articles of clothing-,
3,608 blankets, 543 carpets, and 2,236 extra articles, a total of
24,034 articles, compared with 29,102 in 1907, 28,885 in 1906, and
30,477 in 1905.
884 premises were disinfected after Measles and 184 after
Tubercular disease of the Lungs, compared with 955 and 135 in
1907.
22 beds, 11 bolsters, 32 pillows, 36 mattresses, 39 palliasses,
eight sheets, eight quilts, 27 cushions, 88 articles of clothing, 18
blankets, 11 carpets, and 159 extra articles, were removed and
destroyed by request of the owners during the year.
Disinfection was also carried out by the Sanitary Staff at
premises after non-notifiable diseases, chiefly Cancer, and the sum
of £18 8s. 6d. was received for such disinfection.
66 rooms were disinfected in consequence of their verminous
condition, 18 rooms were sprayed, and 16 lots of verminous
bedding disinfected.
The disinfection by steam was carried out at the Station at
Tooting, and I am pleased to report that this Station has proved
most satisfactory in every way.
I have regularly visited the Station during the year, and am
able to report that the work has been carried out by the staff to
my entire satisfaction.
Only two complaints of damage to goods by disinfection have
been received, and on inquiry it was found that the goods were
damaged or stained before being placed in the disinfecting
chamber.
The approximate cost of working and maintaining the Disinfecting
Station during the past year, including the cost of disinfectants
used in fumigating and cleansing rooms, was as follows —