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disease in any form, disinfected free of cost upon receipt of
a request from the medical practitioner in attendance.
Nine rooms so occupied have been disinfected by the
Inspector; and the rooms are also stripped and cleansed.
Disinfection.
All rooms which have been occupied by persons
suffering from infectious disease are disinfected with
formalin gas immediately after the removal or recovery of
the patient; and the rooms are stripped and cleansed
when necessary.
Bedding and clothing are disinfected in a steam
disinfecting apparatus at the Isolation Hospital.
The work of disinfecting rooms, bedding and clothing
is carried out by the Council's own officers without any
charge being made to the householder.
In connection with this work 57 rooms have been
disinfected by the Inspector of Nuisances; and a large
number of articles have been disinfected by steam.
Rooms which have been occupied by persons suffering
from cancer are also disinfected by the Inspector ; when
requested to do so by the medical man in attendance on the
patient.
Isolation Hospital.
This building was erected by the Council in 1904, and
stands on a site of some seven acres abutting on the
Uxbridge Road, Hampton Hill.
A portion of the site at present not required for the
purpose of the Hospital is let for horticulture.
The accommodation provided consists of a pavilion
block containing four wards, with kitchen, bath rooms and