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No. of rooms disinfected after phthisis 160
No. of articles of bedding, etc., disinfected after phthisis 923
No. of articles of bedding, etc., destroyed after phthisis25
No. of rooms disinfected for vermin and verminous bedding 17
The removal of patients to hospital continues to be carried out by your
disinfector, who also acts as attendant. The inspectors assist when necessary.
Your inspectors also take duty with the disinfector on alternate Sundays.
I had hoped that the new Disinfecting Station would have been in evidence
before the year closed. When the station is erected it would be well to
consider the advisability of adopting a Motor Ambulance Service as judging
from the cost of Horse Vehicles a Motor Ambulance might be run almost as
cheaply, besides there would be a distinct advantage by the quick transit of
patients which is at times of vital importance. The number of journeys to
hospital with patients was 377, and taking the mileage of a return journey to the
hospital from Claverings Farm, is approximately 2,639 miles for the removal of
patients only.
ERYSIPELAS.
During the year 10 cases of erysipelas were treated at their homes by a
fully qualified trained nurse, the Council not having any hospital for the
treatment of such cases. Many expressed their gratitute for the attention
they received.
DISINFECTHNTS.
The public continue to avail themselves of the opportunity generously
afforded them by the Council of obtaining disinfectants (powder and fluid).
This entails a great amount of labour, but no doubt the results are beneficial, if
only to encourage cleanliness.
The number of applicants for the year was 31,035, for 1913 25,614, an
increase of 5,421 on the last year.
The "Pharmacy Acts and Regulations" have been strictly adhered to, and
callers now recognise the rule laid down that:—No disinfectants will be given
out other than in a proper poison bottle."
Instructions are given to applicants as to the proper and careful use of the
disinfectants, and in many instances during the course of inspectorial work we
have found the public making good use of them. Besides being distributed to
the public generally, disinfectants are also supplied by the Department to the
dustmen for disinfecting and deodorising of house refuse: for the cleansing of