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Cleansing and Disinfecting Station
The treatment of affected materials by cleansing, disinfection and/or disinfestation was carried out at the Department's
Depot in Hornsey High Street, N.8. In addition to routine disinfection work to infected bedding or soft
furnishings, bundles of articles were disinfected prior to despatch abroad. Supervised bathing and treatment of
verminous persons and scabies patients was also carried out at the Station.
The reorganisation of the Depots, as mentioned in the Annual Report for 1969, took place during the year and the
Health Department Depot was moved to Wightman Road, N.4. on 1st April 1970.
Laundry Service for the Incontinent
During the year 2,467 bundles of soiled articles were cleaned and laundered. With the co-operation of the
Tottenham Group Hospital Management Committee, the laundering of these articles was undertaken by the St.
Anns Hospital laundry until a fire destroyed the hospital laundry on 21 October 1970. Alternative arrangements
were made for the work to be carried on at the Council's laundry in the Hamilton Hogben Training Centre. Care
is taken to ensure that the laundry is treated separately from the normal work undertaken at the Centre.
Collections and deliveries are made twice weekly by the Department's general assistants.
The names of persons requiring this service are normally referred to the Department by general medical
practitioners, home nurses or home help organising staff. Fifty-nine people were helped by this service in 1970,
the average number on the "active list" at any one time is about thirty.
Insect Pests
Free assistance is given to householders to eradicate insect pests, DDT continuing to be the most effective
insecticide in dealing with the majority of these insects.

Where requests for assistance are received in respect of non-domestic premises a charge is made to cover the cost
of the service. During 1970 £70.00 was received in this connection.
Mortuary
The Public Mortuary is situated in Myddleton Road, Hornsey, N.8. and is used for the reception of bodies from
the whole of the Borough. During 1970, 392 bodies were received into Hornsey mortuary and a post-mortem
examination was carried out in every case.
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