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school nurse. Facilities have also been granted to the Boroughs of Walthamstow
and Leyton and to the Forest Division of the Essex Education Committee for the
treatment of scabies and verminous conditions in persons residing in the areas
of these Authorities.

Preventive treatment was given to 15 persons who had been in close
contact with sufferers from scabies.

DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION. The Council possesses a well equipped
Disinfecting Station and Cleansing Centre which is situated in Mill fields
Road, In May the Deputy Superintendent of the Station took up residence at
The Lodge provided in the grounds of the Station, One block of buildings,
providing four units of living accommodation each comprising three rooms, was
provided some years ago for the isolation of contacts of cases of serious
infectious disease. For a number of years now the two ground floor units of
this block have been used as the Cleansing Centre but the two first floor
units are retained furnished and equipped ready for occupation by contacts in
emergency.
The disinfection plant is situated in another building which comprises
two large steam disinfectors, a smaller steam disinfector, a formalin chamber
a phenol chamber, airing and drying rooms, bathrooms, laundry, stores and
boiler house. Disinfestation by cyanide is carried out in another block of
buildings where there are three specially constructed brick chambers, two of
which are sufficiently spacious to accommodate large furniture vans, a facility
which obviates the necessity for unloading. A brick built incinerator
is provided for the destruction of unwholesome materials, unsound foods, etc.:
the existing incinerator which has been in use for a number of years, is worn
out and will be replaced in the current year by a new structure.
Adequate garage accommodation for the seven vehicles used by the Department
is also available at the Station.
In the laundry section four women are employed full-time and they deal
with articles after disinfection, incontinent laundry and articles of clothing
and bedding from the London County Council welfare centres and day nurseries
in the Borough.
The following is a summary of disinfection and disinfestation work
carried out:-
(a) After the occurrence of infectious and contagious disease
Rooms disinfected 1,608
Bedding and clothing disinfected 28,973 articles
Bedding and clothing destroyed 85 articles
Public Library and other books disinfected 15,560