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Disinfection after infectious or contagious disease was carried
out in :
1,713 rooms at 1,322 houses
59 hospital wards
79 hospital clinic and creche rooms
9 vehicles
1 hut
2,572 library artel 538 other books
9 police stations
9 gas masks.
Disinfecting of bedding and other upholstered goods is
carried out for traders, who deliver to and collect articles from the
station. For this service a charge is made.
During 1942, 9,767 such articles were disinfected, the receipts
for this work amounting to £147 16s. 6d.
DISINFESTATION.
In addition to the above services disinfection has been carried
out for various services, such as report centres, casualty services,
engineers' centres, lire services, etc., as follows:—
Blankets 4,944 Bolsters 3
Pillows 195 Quilts 4
Mattresses 556 Rugs 1
Cushions 13 Other articles 27
Beds 8
Bedding is treated by steam disinfection and delivered in a
second van to the premises.
A number of notifications were received from contractors
who have been employed by the Estates Department, etc., to
carry out cyanide disinfestation of houses. While the process
was being carried out the premises were kept under observation
by the Inspector. At the conclusion a certificate is issued by
the firm stating that the premises were free from cyanide gas.
DISINFESTATION OF HOUSES (OTHER THAN OF
CONTENTS) FOR BED BUGS, Etc.
Houses are disinfected by means of sulphur and spraying
with various types of vermicides.
Number of private houses disinfected by owner or tenants 86