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It is quite exceptional to receive certificates from medical practitioners as to disinfection having
been done. The sanitary authority practically carry out all disinfection in the district.
Temporary shelter.—No provision has been made for persons during the disinfection of their
rooms. The need of accommodation has, it is stated, been felt on one or two occasions only.
Lee and Kidbroolce sub-district.
(а) Articles of clothing and beddiny.—Arrangement has been made with the Vestry of Plumstead
for fetching and returning articles to premises and for their disinfection by steam. Articles are sent
to undergo steam disinfection in all cases of notified infectious disease, except in a few instances of
scarlet fever where the case has been removed to hospital promptly upon outset of the disease.
(б) Rooms.—Fumigation by chlorine gas is practised, the room being kept closed for a period
of 24 hours. This is followed by the stripping of walls and cleansing of room if considered necessary.
No charge is ever made for disinfection.
All disinfection in the district is carried out by the sanitary authority.
Temporary shelter.—No provision made. Need for its use has not been felt.
Plumstead.
(a) Articles of clothing and bedding.—The vestry have provided a steam disinfecting apparatus
(Washington Lyon). It is situated in a building in the vestry's yard at the rear of the offices in
Maxey-street. This building contains a single room, and the apparatus has but one opening by which
infected articles are placed into it before, and removed from it after the process of disinfection is
completed. This apparatus is to be replaced by one having an opening at either end, and will be
placed in a building with two rooms, into each of which the apparatus will open.
For the conveyance of articles to and from premises, two vans have been provided, one for
infected the other for disinfected articles. They are kept in an open shed in the yard.
(b) Rooms.—Before removing articles for steam disinfection, rooms are closed and fumigated
by burning sulphur, or by means of tins of sulphurous acid gas. They are kept closed for a period of
six hours at least. Disinfection by formalin is at present also being tried experimentally in a portion
of the district, in this case also rooms are closed for six hours. The disinfection is commenced early
enough in the day time to ensure the re-opening of the room before night time.
In cases of smallpox, after disinfection of the room, the walls are stripped and the room
cleansed by men engaged by the vestry; in the case of other diseases a notice is served for this
purpose if the state of the room is sufficiently dirty to justify further action, should the notice not be
complied with.
In all cases printed instructions are given to the householder to wash furniture and woodwork
and Jeyes' disinfecting soap is supplied by the sanitary authority for this purpose.
No charge is ever made for disinfection.
All disinfection in the district after notified cases of infectious disease is carried out by the
sanitary authority.
Temporary shelter.—The vestry have erected a house in Parkdale-road, for the use of persons
during the time that their rooms are closed for disinfection. It contains two floors, the ground floor
rooms are used by the caretaker and family, the upper floor is reserved for the use of residents in the
district. There are three rooms suitably furnished as sleeping rooms, and one as a living room and
kitchen. A bathroom is also provided, but at present this has not a supply of hot water.
Districts mentioned in Schedule C of the Metropolis Management Act
The Collegiate Close of St. Peter.
(а) Articles.—Disinfection by steam of articles of bedding and clothes is done by Messrs
Lacey and Co.
(b) Rooms.—The disinfection of rooms is also carried out by the same firm. Fumigation with
sulphur is practised, and in most cases the walls are stripped and re-papered and rooms cleansed.
The sanitary inspector for the district sees that means of disinfection are adopted after each case
of infectious disease.
The expense is in nearly all cases borne by the householder.
Temporary shelter.—This has not been provided by the sanitary authority (the Board of
Guardians of St. George, Hanover-square).
Gray's-inn.
(a) Articles of clothing and bedding.—If the need should arise for disinfection, articles would be
disinfected by arrangement with the District Board of Works for Holborn.
(b) Rooms.—Sulphur fumigation or formalin fumigation by means of the Alformant lamp
would be practised, and walls would be stripped and cleansed.
Lincoln's-inn.
(a) Articles of clothing and bedding.—These are disinfected by arrangement in the disinfecting
apparatus of the St. Giles District Board of Works, the hand trucks of the board being used for
removal of the articles.
(b) Rooms.—Fumigation with sulphur is practised.
Inner Temple.
(a) Articles of clothing and bedding.—Disinfection is carried out by arrangement with the City.
(b) Rooms.—Rooms are disinfected by arrangement with the City.