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solution of disinfectant and left to be washed thoroughly, while the
pillows and mattresses and any body clothing that cannot be washed
are sprayed on the surface with formalin and left in the room for
some hours. No treatment is applied to the walls or floors.
With cases of typhoid fever, whether they are removed to
hospital or nursed at home, on account of the infective discharges,
steam disinfection of the bed and body clothing is carried out.
The same procedure is adopted when disinfecting a room which has
been occupied by a case of tuberculosis or cancer, in which cases
formalin is also sprayed on the floors and walls on account of the
possibility of infection being conveyed by dust.
For other infectious diseases such as measles, whooping cough,
etc., disinfection is only done under exceptional circumstances where
a private school or other institution is involved and on these occasions
the formalin spray is used for bed and body clothing and the room
allowed to remain shut for some hours.
During the year the following disinfections were carried out:—
Rooms disinfected by formalin spray :
(a) Tuberculosis 76
(b) Other infectious diseases 385
Articles disinfected by steam at Disinfector:
(a) Tuberculosis 179
(b) Other infectious diseases 1,802
Articles voluntarily destroyed 138
Rooms stripped and cleansed by owner
after notice served on account of
dirty condition 97
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
General Arrangement.—The scheme of maternity and child
welfare may be summarised as follows:—
A s to the Mother.
(1) Visiting of expectant and nursing mothers at their homes
by Health Visitors.
(2) Consultations for expectant mothers—ante-natal care—
(Dr. J. W. Bell) held at the Welfare Centre on three sessions each
month.