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100
These figures refer to 328 patients and the monthly admissions were as follows:—
January 30 February 48 March 40
April 30 May 36 June 54
July 36 August 43 September 41
October 24 November 41 December 16
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 29 such disinfections
were carried out, and charges amounting to £9 1s. 0d. 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.
The following Table shows the number of persons cleansed each year since
1929:—

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