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It will be noted that four hundred and twenty-three
rooms and six thousand three hundred and four articles of
bedding, wearing apparel, etc., were disinfected by the Public
Health Department. In addition to the above, one hundred
and thirty-one articles were destroyed.
Speaking generally, infectious diseases are chiefly spread
by mild unrecognised cases and "carriers," and not by
inanimate objects. Experience has shown that thorough
cleansing with soap and water together with the free
admission of sunlight and fresh air into infected rooms is a
safe and wholesome procedure to adopt. The modern tendency
is to rely less upon the older methods of disinfection.
In spite of this the public often request disinfection to be
carried out in many cases where it is not really essential.
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