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The Council are aware that the steam disinfector, in which all
clothing from infected houses in the district is disinfected, adjoins
the temporary hospital, where the caretaker resides, and even if the
temporary buildings were not there it would be necessary to have
someone in residence near, or such a valuable apparatus would soon
suffer.
The Caretaker of the temporary hospital also has charge of the
disinfecting apparatus, and disinfects all clothing brought there.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE URINALS.
The whole of these have been regularly inspected. Those
attached to public houses need much attention, although in the
majority of cases the owners are not to blame, as much trouble is
still given by those offensive persons who seem absolutely destitute
of common decency.
One has been repaired, channelled and redrained.
One water supply laid on.
One altered and enlarged.
A public house, having a gateway entrance from Hertford Road
to the stables, &c., at the rear of the premises, is a cause of considerable
trouble owing to the gates, instead of being closed, being
allowed to remain open. The public use the walls and the rear of
the gates as a convenience. I have seen the freeholder and the
brewers on the matter, and also written the proprietor of the
public house. The brewers have had a new gate erected, but the
proprietor of the public house seems little inclined to keep the
matter under observation. However, should the nuisance continue,
some further action will have to be taken.
The Council possess four public urinals. These are cleansed
twice a day during the week, and once on Sundays, and credit is
due to the present man for keeping the urinals in a much better