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Mattresses, Quilts, Wearing Apparel, and sundry other articles.
The infected rooms were disinfected with Chlorine, with as little
delay as possible, after the termination of the disease, the infected
Clothing, &c., sharing in this primary disinfection before being
removed in a covered hand-waggon to the disinfector, there to be
submitted for a time—varying from 3 to 5 hours, to a temperature
of about 250°F., when they were returned to the owner free of all
charge. Notices were then served upon the owners or occupiers
of the infected premises to cleanse and disinfect the same, the
removal of the wall paper in every instance being insisted on. Two
waggons were used, one for Smallpox, the other for Fever, and they
were disinfected after each time of using. The bedding, &c., has
some times been found to be in such a state as to render disinfection
undesirable, and such articles have been destroyed in one of
the Contractor's furnaces, the owner, in every instance, receiving
compensation? By such precautions, carried out with care, I am
persuaded much infectious disease has been prevented, but more
still remains to be done. Among Sanitary reforms which I
hope to see introduced, is the Compulsory Notification to the
Medical Officer of Health of all cases of infectious disease.
Frequently the first information I receive of the existence of
infectious disease in a locality, is an intimation of a death from
such disease therein. Of course, by that time all the mischief has
been done, and the most that can be effected by your Sanitary
Staff, after due disinfection, is to direct their attention to the
locality, ready to combat any manifestations of disease which
may appear.