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They are used for the following purposes :—
A. Deodorising and "denaturalizing" condemned meat, disinfecting
public conveniences (urinals, &c.).
B. Disinfecting roadways, street gullies, &c.
C. Disinfecting premises, &c., after infectious disease, drain testing and
sundries.
The amounts spent during the past 12 months under the several headings were:—
£ s. d.
A. 15 10 4
B. 344 10 10
C. 18 10 9
Total £378 11 11
The above amounts only relate to materials purchased for the use of the Public
Health Department. Arrangements have been made with the heads of other departments
whereby any disinfectants required by them can be obtained direct from the
Contractor supplying the Public Health Department.
PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF UNKNOWN DEAD.
The De Rechter apparatus for the preservation of the dead, installed at the City
Mortuary in March, 1909, was fully described in my Annual Report for that year.
Since its establishment 17 bodies have been placed therein, four during 1909, eight
during 1910, and five during 1911. These latter were all the bodies of unknown
persons who had met their death by violence, and the preservation has in many cases
led to their identification.
SANITARY INSPECTIONS.
The following is a Statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors in their
several Districts during each month of the year:—