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Disinfectants.
By order of your Board the disinfectants used for the
following purposes are:—
1. Sulphur and Formic Aldehyde, for the disinfection of
rooms.
2. Chloride of Lime, containing not less than 30 per
cent. of chlorine, for disinfecting the soil and refuse matter
removed from the catch-pit gullies and sewers and house
drains.
3. Sanitas Powder and Fluid, for use in the Mortuary
and post-mortem room.
4. Permanganate of Potash (crystals) in street watering
and flushing of courts and alleys.
5. Perchloride of Mercury, for the disinfection of drains,
sewers and gulley-pits. A mixture of this is made in the
proportion of:—
Perchloride of Mercury 8 ounces (3,500 grains).
Methylated Spirit 2 pints.
Aniline (green) half an ounce.
Water to make 50 gallons.
6. Kuna Pine, for use in the Mortuary and postmortem
room and underground conveniences.
7. Carbolic Acid (pale), containing not less than 95 per
cent. of available Carbolic Acid for disinfecting urinals.
8. Carbolic Acid (prepared), soluble in water,
containing not less than 25 per cent. of available carbolic
acid. (This is not used as a disinfectant, but only for
tracing drains.)