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DISINFECTION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The decrease in the number of notified cases of
infectious disease was responsible for the reduced number
of houses disinfected during 1929 compared with 1928,
There were 295 rooms in 233 houses sprayed and fumigated
with formalin; 1,612 articles were passed through the
steam disinfector.
Disinfection of premises is not only carried out after
notifiable infectious disease, but also at the request of the
public. In such cases a charge, sufficient to cover the
cost of the work, is made.
The Infectious Motor Ambulance is constructed for
the dual purpose of removing patients to Hospital and for
the conveying of bedding to and from the disinfecting
station.
Each house where infectious disease occurred was
visited and enquiries were made into the history of the case.
The results of the investigations were passed on to the
Medical Officer of Health.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Twenty visits were made to Factories and Workshops,
etc. Other details with respect to these premises are contained
in the tables on pages 19 and 20.
There are twelve "Outworkers" resident in the
Borough, and the premises so used are inspected periodically.
This branch of the work requires much more time
devoted to it. No review of the records of Workshop
premises has been possible for some years, but this work is
now in hand and should be completed during 1930.
STABLES AND YARDS.
There is no change to report in the condition of stables
and yards in the town. For the past few years a campaign
has been directed against unsuitable stables and the absence
of, or defective condition of, manure receptacles. This work
is more important than it may appear to be at first glance,
as there is a very definite relationship between the breeding
of flies and the storage of manure.