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For the disinfection of secondhand clothing prior to export private
firms paid a sum of £749 10s. 8d. In addition, from various other sources,
the sum of £334 0s. lOd. was received in respect of disinfection and
disinfestation of rooms, furniture and other articles, and £312 8s. l1d.
was received for the removal of articles from various premises and sites.
SUMMARY OF DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION WORK. The following is a
summary of disinfection and disinfestation work carried out during the year at
the Station and elsewhere:-
(a) After the occurrence of infectious and contagious disease:-
Rooms disinfected 1,107
Bedding and clothing disinfected 14,178 articles
Bedding and clothing destroyed 89 articles
Public Library (including routine disinfection) and
other books disinfected 14,024
(b) For the destruction of vermin:-
Rooms disinfested 358
Bedding, clothing, etc. destroyed 1,997 articles
Beds, mattresses, blankets, etc., treated in cyanide
gas chambers 44 articles
Furniture treated in cyanide gas chambers (including
20 loads treated on behalf of Tottenham Borough
Council) 58 van loads
Disinfested by other means 2,116 articles
(c) For disinfection prior to export by private firms:-
Clothing 672,705 articles
Twill bags 540
Felt Hats 11,400
Wooden packing cases 44
(d) Sundry articles of bedding, floor coverings, etc.,
cleansed, dried or disinfected 109 articles
(e) Bombed sites cleared (material burned and buried on
site) 115 occasions
Material removed from bombed sites 182 bins and
10 van loads
Articles removed from bombed sites 255 articles
(f) Material removed from private homes 293 bins and
156 van loads
(g) Miscellaneous
Wasps destroyed 4 nests
Bees destroyed 16 swarms
Static water tanks (sprayed) 2 tanks
Cardboard (HCN treatment for bookmites) 1 van load
Large Hydrogen cyanide chamber (let to private firm) 1 occasion
Outside walls and gardens sprayed with Malathion 2 premises
(h) Disinfection for other authorities:-
Sterilisers (containing towels and dressings) 186
Articles of bedding 27
Mattresses 5
SUPPLY OF DISINFECTANTS AND INSECTICIDES. Stocks of various disinfectants,
insecticides, rat poisons,, etc., are kept in the departmental depot at Hillman
Street. Disinfectants are issued free to cases of infectious disease,
including tuberculosis. various preparations are on sale to the public and
these sales totalled £878 8s. 3d. in the year under review.