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Home Nursing.—-This is provided for certain cases of tuberculosis, in accordance
with the arrangements entered into with the local Nursing Associations. The
number of visits paid by nurses during the year was 1,275 and the cost to the Council
was £79 13s. 9d.
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 heavy demand on the Station owing to the work of bug eradication
continued during the year.
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
31 such disinfections were carried out, and charges amounting to £9 9s. Od. 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. Disinfestation of adults is carried out at
times when the children are not there.
The following Table, No. 62 shows the number of persons cleansed each year
since 1932.