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DISINFECTION.
The Borough Disinfecting Station is situate at Factory Lane.
Two steam disinfectors are in use and are supplied with steam
from the refuse destructor.
A Cleansing Station, consisting of reception rooms, four
baths and discharge room, is attached to the Disinfecting Station,
and is used for dealing with verminous conditions in children and
adults. A woman attendant deals with school children and
women.
The following articles were disinfected at the Disinfecting
Station during the year: —
By Steam 67,649 articles
By Formalin gas 2,872 ,,
By Formalin spray 1,490 ,,
72,011 „
In addition 1,430 articles were destroyed on request.
Disinfection after infectious or contagious disease was carried
out in
2,915 rooms at 1,801 houses.
4 schools.
14 class rooms.
2 corridors.
2 landings.
2 cupboards.
17 w.c.'s.
45 hospital wards.
34 hospital and other rooms.
31 vehicles.
22 bags.
6 school departments.
2 shelters.
Disinfecting of bedding and other upholstered goods is
carried out for traders who deliver to and collect the articles from
the Station. For this service a charge is made.
During 1937, 1,045 such articles were disinfected, the receipts
for this work amounting to ,£43 16s. 6d.