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Immediately on the receipt of a notification a visit is made by
the Assistant Sanitary Inspector, who makes full enquiries, leaves
certain printed instructions, and then reports at once to me.
Second or third visits are made to test drains, &c., and see
that isolation, if the case remains at home, is properly kept up.
A postcard is left with the attending practitioner for despatch
by him when disinfection is called for on the removal or recovery
of the patient.
When a case is removed to hospital, or if not removed, is
declared free from infection, disinfection is at once performed by
modern methods, and the next day, the disinfected rooms, being
opened, textile articles, &c., are removed to the Disinfecting Station
in proper conveyances, in accordance with a written order issued
by the disinfecting Inspector.
On disinfection by steam being performed at the Disinfecting
Station the goods are returned, in another vehicle, and their
receipt in good condition is properly acknowledged by the signature
of a responsible person.
Sterilizable sacks are used for the conveyance of infected
articles from the room to the street, and so far as is possible the
"take in" of infected articles to the Disinfection Station is carried
out on days when the "send back" of disinfected articles is not
being dealt with.
The Disinfecting Station is at the Hospital, Mortlake, and
suitably placed therein. It has lately been much improved, and
will, very shortly, be quite efficient.
During 1908 the percentage of cases removed to hospital was
a little lower than in the few previous years.