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These figures refer to 376 patients and the monthly admissions were as
follows:—
January 38 May 30 September 35
February 51 June 48 October 37
March 42 July 45 November 33
April 44 August 42 December 28
It is now the practice of the London County Council to pay the travelling
expenses of necessitous patients suffering from tuberculosis admitted to certain
hospitals, and the Woolwich Borough Council advance the fares to these patients,
the amounts so advanced being re-imbursed in due course by the County Council.
The Borough Council pay fares, when necessary, for out-patient treatment at
certain hospitals.
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 is used for the disinfection of articles after the ordinary infectious
fevers and for the disinfestation of bedding and kindred articles infested with
vermin.
Disinfestation work has grown enormously in recent years and in consequence a
heavy demand on the station has been maintained throughout 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