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DISINFECTION.
The work done in this connection during 1936 is shown in the following tables.
The methods employed during the greater part of the time were substantially the
same as in previous years; articles suitable for treatment by steam were dealt with
in the Washington-Lyons Disinfector, while for rooms either formalin or sulphur
was generally employed.

The number of journeys made during 1935 was 1,219.

The number of rooms disinfected in 1935 was 994
At the request of the Public Libraries Committee, whose rule requires that on
the occurrence of a case of infectious disease in any house in which there is a
library book, information must be given to the librarian, arrangements were made
to receive and disinfect the volumes. The number dealt with during the year
was 662.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The fact that during the year the St. Marylebone General Dispensary ceased
to conduct an infant consultation following the transference of its activities to
the premises of the Western General Dispensary, Cosway Street, with which it
became amalgamated, is one that should not pass unnoticed here. The claim
that the first infant consultation in this country was first established at this
dispensary is well founded and generally conceded. There can be no doubt that
the success that attended the work done at this clinic, for which Dr. Eric Pritchard
was in the main responsible, provided a great stimulus to others and was the