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St. Olave.
(a) Articles of clothing, &c.—These are disinfected by steam in an apparatus provided by the
board of works in conjunction with Guy's Hospital within the grounds of this institution.
The building has two rooms, one for the infected the other for the disinfected articles, into each
of which the apparatus has an opening, this being the only communication between the rooms.
Separate trucks are provided by the board for fetching and returning articles, and the disinfection
is done by an officer of the sanitary authority.
(b) Rooms.—Fumigation by burning sulphur is practised, and notice is served to strip walls and
limewash, and if not complied with the sanitary authority carry out the work.
No charge is made for disinfection.
Temporary shelter.—The sanitary authority possess four two-storey cottages, one of which is
occupied by a caretaker, the remaining three are available for use as a shelter. A sitting room and
bedroom in one cottage, and a bedroom in another have been furnished, and cooking and other utensils
provided. There is no bathroom.
Bermondsey.
(a) Articles of bedding and clothing.—A steam disinfecting apparatus (Goddard, Massey and
Warner) has been provided in a building in the vestry's yard at the rear of the vestry-hall.
For conveying articles to and from premises there are two hand trucks which are kept
distinct for the use of the infected and disinfected articles respectively, they are kept in the yard, there
being no shed for them. The assistant who fetches the clothes and bedding puts them into the
apparatus in the infected chamber. When disinfection is completed they are removed on the disinfected
side by the man who acts as engineer. The men who handle the infected articles are supplied
with overalls. There is also a cremator for the destruction of articles.
(b) Rooms.—These are disinfected by burning sulphur in them before the removal of bedding
or clothes. Instructions are given to householders to wash furniture and woodwork with a disinfectant
solution (carbolic acid or Sanitas) which is supplied by the sanitary authority if required. If the room is
dirty notice is served on the owner to cleanse, and legal proceedings are taken if there is failure to comply.
In cases of smallpox, and in the case of other infectious complaints, it the medical practitioner considers
that the walls should be stripped and room cleansed notice is served, and if not complied with the
Vestry do the work.
No charge is ever made for disinfection.
The greater part of the disinfection in the district is carried out by the sanitary authority. During
the 12 months March, 1897-1898, out of a total 676 cases of infectious disease certificates of satisfactory
disinfection having been carried out were received from medical practictioners in regard to 56.
Temporary shelter—No accommodation has been provided for the use of persons during the
disinfection of their rooms.
Rotherhithe.
(a) Articles of clothing, etc.—When it is considered necessary, articles are sent to be disinfected
by steam to Messrs. Lyons and Company, who have a disinfecting station in Leo-street, Old Kentroad.
At present, however, in a large number of cases of infectious disease reliance is placed upon the
disinfection obtained by leaving all articles in the infected room while it is being fumigated with
formic aldehyde.
When articles are sent to be disinfected by steam they are packed in sacks and fetched from
and returned to premises in a horse van belonging to the vestry by an officer employed by them. The
van is disinfected before receiving the the disinfected clothing.
A steam disinfecting oven is to be erected at the vestry's depot, where a dust destructor is now
in course of construction.
(h) Rooms.—These are disinfected by fumigation with formic aldehyde by an officer of the vestry
No charge is ever made for disinfection.
All the disinfection that is done in the district is carried out by the sanitary authority. The
medical officer of health remembers only two cases where it has been done under supervision of the
medical practitioner during the whole term of his appointment.
Temporary shelter.—This is situated at the vestry's depot in Rotherhithe-street. It consists of
a large, well-lighted and ventilated room on the first floor of a building used as a cart shed, but having
a, separate entrance from the street. This room has been divided by wooden partitions, which do not
extend up to the ceiling, into several separate cubicles. Three cubicles are used by the caretaker and
her husband as sleeping-room, kitchen, and scullery.
The remaining cubicles are furnished as follows—
Three with single beds, each with washstands and ewers.
Two with double beds, with washstands and ewers.
One as a sitting room.
There is also a large landing available for use as a day-room, and a bath-room and
one water-closet.
Lambeth.
(a) Articles of clothing and bedding.—For the disinfection of these articles, the sanitary
authority have at the present time two disinfecting stations with steam apparatus. One of these is
situated in the northern part of the district at the Vestry's Wharf, Belvedere-road. The apparatus
here consist of a large oven, into which steam can be admitted, and lined with a coil of hot-water pipes.
There is only one opening, so that the articles after disinfection are removed into the same chamber as
that from which infected articles are put into the disinfecting apparatus. The second disinfecting station
is situated in the centre of the district at Wanless-road, Loughborough. It is of recent construction,
and the building contains two rooms, into each of which the disinfection apparatus has an opening, so
that articles are placed into the apparatus in one room and removed from it after disinfection in the other