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May, 1921, and during the year 1924, 1,567 articles were
passed through the Apparatus.
In addition, all infected rooms and furniture, etc., were
sprayed and fumigated with Formalin.
The Council also possesses a motor ambulance, which
is constructed for the dual purpose of removing patients
to Hospital and for the conveying of infected bedding, etc.,
to and from the disinfecting station.
Thirty-six patients were removed in this ambulance
last year, compared with 27 during 1923.
House Drainage.
Thirty-two houses were redrained during the year, as
compared with 23 during 1923
The examination of the old combined drain at the rear
of Washington Road was completed during the year, and
with the exception of two premises, the drains of all the
houses which were found to be connected to this old drain
were disconnected. New drainage systems were reconstructed
and connected to the public sewer in the roadway.
The two exceptions were cases of special difficulty, but
they will be completed during 1925. As the result of the
action taken in connection with this old drain, a great
improvement has been effected, and the flooding of several
of the gardens has been prevented. The pollution of the
ground from the very defective drains is now impossible.
A further investigation was commenced during the year
into the condition of an old drain at the rear of Elm Crescent.
This investigation involved the drainage of about 50
houses and was not completed at the end of the year.