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During 1925, 2,275 articles were passed through the
apparatus, compared with 1,567 during 1924. Since May,
1921, and up to December 31st, 1925, no less than 7,857
articles have been passed through the machine.
In addition to the steam disinfection, 343 rooms and
contents in 307 houses were sprayed and fumigated with
formalin. This number is above the average, the totals
for the last five years being 1,511 rooms in 1,321 houses.
In addition to disinfection after notifiable infectious
diseases, articles are also collected for steam disinfection
and rooms are disinfected on request. A. charge is made
in such cases sufficient to cover the cost of the work. This
arrangement is much appreciated by the public.
The Council also possess a motor ambulance, which is
constructed for the dual purpose of removing patients to
hospital and for the conveying of bedding, etc., to and
from the disinfection station.
Fifty-nine patients were conveyed in this ambulance
last year, compared with 36 in 1924.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Thirty-twp visits were made to Factories and Workshops,
etc. Other details with respect to these premises are
contained in Tables on pages 30 and 31.
There are 15 "Outworkers" resident in the Borough,
and the premises so used were inspected periodically.
Stables and Yards.
The campaign against the absence or defective condition
of manure receptacles in stables and yards was maintained
during 1925.
This work is important, as there can be no doubt that
a very definite relationship exists between the breeding of
flies and improper storage of manure.
During the last five years considerable time has been
devoted to this work, and 45 new receptacles have been
provided or repaired.