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DISINFECTION
Of Clothing, Bedding, &c., by heat, can be carried out
efficiently only in a specially constructed chamber. For information
on the subject apply at the offices of the Sanitary
Department at the Town Hall. Washable things must
not be sent to a laundry until they have been disinfected.
Infected articles should not be exposed in
yards, gardens, &c. Useless things, or things of little
value, should be burned.
DISINFECTION of the Infected Room by Sulphurous
Acid. With paper and paste, securely close all cracks and
openings in and about the doors, windows, &c. Stop the
chimney-opening with a fire board, or a bag of straw. Take
from a quarter to half a pound of roll-brimstone broken
in small pieces; place the pieces in a pot lid or fryingpan,
and stand this on two bricks or a piece of stone. Set
the brimstone on fire with live coals, close the door of the
room quickly, and paste up the crevices and the key-hole.
Leave the room closed for 24 hours if possible. Then open
windows widely. Strip the paper off the walls and burn
it. Limewash the ceiling, and cleanse the floor, furniture,
&c., with Carbolic or Sanitas Soap. If time is not an
object, the bedding, &c., may be partially disinfected at the
same time, by being spread about the room, hung upon
lines, &c.