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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 193
One complaint of damage to goods by disinfection has been
received during the year, but on inquiry it was found that the
bedding, etc., complained of was stained before the disinfection
was carried out.
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:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 916 | 7 | 2 |
| Fuel | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Horse Hire | 93 | 4 | 0 |
| Stores, Tools, and other materials | 70 | 10 | 5 |
| Repairs to Horse Vans | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Disinfectants, etc. | 24 | 11 | 6 |
| Repairs to Motor Van | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Motor Running Expenses | 57 | 7 | 10 |
| Lighting | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Insurance | 8 | 15 | 9 |
| Water | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| £1,211 | 0 | 11 | |
| The number of lots of bedding stoved was 1,744. | |||
| Cost per lot of bedding | 13s | IId. | |
Cleansing of Persons Act.
The baths at the Disinfecting Station have not been so much
used this year, chiefly owing to the smaller number of verminous
children dealt with.
The names of 678 children, 44 belonging to Clapham, none to
Putney, 126 to Streatham, 227 to Tooting, and 281 to Wandsworth,
stated to be in a verminous condition, were forwarded to me by
the Medical Officer, Education Department, London County
Council, and the homes were visited by the Inspectors. In the