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192 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Disinfection.
The total number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence
of cases of infectious disease was 4,030 (604 in Clapham, 456 in
Putney, 1,160 in Streatham, 441 in Tooting, and 1,269 in Wandsworth),
compared with 4,404 in 1913, 3,787 in 1912, and 4,419 in
1911.
2,268 lots of bedding were stoved at the Disinfecting Station,
compared with 1,801 in 1913, 1,744 in 1912, and 1,603 in 1911.
The 2,268 lots of bedding included the following :—1,379 beds,
1,429 bolsters, 3,196 pillows, 1,586 mattresses, 393 palliasses, 2,706
sheets, 1,883 quilts, 543 cushions, 8,198 articles of clothing, 4,103
blankets, 123 carpets, and 3,272 extra articles, a total of 28,809
articles, compared with 23,101 in 1913, 21,401 in 1912, and 21,613
in 1911.
372 premises were disinfected after Measles and 399 after
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, compared with 1,454 and 420 in 1913.
34 beds, 22 bolsters, 59 pillows, 71 mattresses, 50 palliasses,
17 sheets, four quilts, 32 cushions, 216 articles of clothing, 14
blankets, 10 carpets, and 122 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 £37 is. od. was received for such disinfection.
409 rooms were disinfected with sulphur in consequence of
their verminous condition and 27 lots of verminous bedding disinfected,
compared with 618 rooms and 75 lots of bedding in 1913.
I have frequently visited the Disinfecting Station during the
year, and am able to report that the work has been carried out
by the staff to my entire satisfaction,