View report page

9
does render these objects infectious for some time and it is therefore
of great importance to disinfect all crockery, utensils, handkerchiefs
and dejecta by boiling, burning or chemicals as may be appropriate.
Library books are disinfected where necessary by the Public Health
Department.
Terminal disinfection of rooms, bedding and blankets is not
usually required after the common childhood diseases. A thorough
spring clean with generous use of soap and water is now considered
adequate.
In certain exceptional cases, smallpox, typhoid and tuberculosis
terminal fumigation may still be required and this can be
carried out by the staff of the department.