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for dentures under the Borough Council scheme. It supervises the provision of extra
nourishment under the Council's scheme. In all, during the year, it dealt with 748
applications.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
AND THE EXTENT OF THEIR USE.
Disinfection.—The Council's Disinfecting Station is situated at White Hart Road,
Plumstead, where there are installed two Washington Lyon steam disinfectors, one
high-pressure steam washing disinfector, and one room for disinfecting articles which
cannot be subjected to heat.
The Station was used very much more during the year than previously owing to
the amount of bug infested bedding and articles removed there for disinfestation.
The Station is sometimes used for special disinfection at the request of inhabitants.
A small charge is made for these disinfections and during the year 42 such disinfections
were carried out, and charges amounting to £13 lis. 6d were paid.
In tabular form is shown below the amount of disinfection which was carried
out during the year.

Disinfestation.— In accordance with the terms of an agreement with the London
County Council, disinfestation of school children is carried out at the Cleansing
Station, White Hart Road. In recent years the number of children so sent has fallen
considerably. Disinfestation of adults is carried out at times when the children are
not there.

A report on disinfestation of bug infested premises will be found in the Housing
Section.