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Cremation Regulations, 1930
Under these Regulations, 2,126 cremations were authorized
during the year.
Disinfection and disinfestation
Methods of disinfection: Following the notification of a case of
infectious disease requiring disinfection, an inspection is made and
the following methods used. The patient's room is sprayed with a
formaldehyde solution. The doors and windows are closed and the
room can be used again after five or six hours. Advice is also
given to the occupier that a thorough "spring cleaning" of the
room is a very effective "disinfection" process, and should be
carried out in addition to the work of disinfection by the Council's
staff.
Bedding and clothing are collected and steam-treated at the
Disinfecting Station. Sheets, pillow cases and hand towels are
exposed to formalin vapour in a special chamber prior to being
washed in the Council's laundry.
Books and other articles which cannot be steam disinfected are
also treated by exposure to a formalin vapour.
Disinfestation of verminous rooms: Articles in the room requiring
treatment are removed for steam disinfestation. The room is
sprayed with an insecticide containing Pybuthrin and Lindane/
D.D.T., which has a prolonged residual effect. Where there is
heavy infestation, architraves and mouldings are required to be
eased for deeper penetration of the insecticide.
Control of insect pests: The construction of large blocks of flats
containing covered ducts taking hot water, plumbing and drainage
pipes has sometimes been a cause of insect infestation. These ducts
form an ideal harbourage for insects which would be difficult to
deal with by normal hand spraying. A Microsol Mist Generator is
therefore used for the purpose and this apparatus, which has a
small motor unit, is capable of spraying a fine mist or fog of
insecticide to a distance of 50 feet, the mist settling on to the
surfaces of the duct and the piping contained therein.
Personal cleansing station
Three hundred and eighty-three treatments were given during the
year at the two personal cleansing stations to persons suffering from
scabies, 122 to adults, 228 to schoolchildren and 33 to children
under school age. In addition, 692 treatments for verminous conditions
were given, 78 to adults, 557 to schoolchildren and 57 to
children under school age.