Paddington : report from the Medical Officer of Health on the means for carrying out disinfection in an adequate and effectual manner in the parish.

  • Hardwicke, William.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1879?]
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Credit: Paddington : report from the Medical Officer of Health on the means for carrying out disinfection in an adequate and effectual manner in the parish. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    / i But the mere vapour of the former has not the power of acting upon solid floating morbid particles in the air of rooms, or in the sewers in the same way that chlorine, iodine, or sulphur has. The potash permanganate, or Condy’s liquid in the form of spray, or when used from a syringe with fine holes, has a remarkable and speedy action upon the foul air of rooms and places contaminated by smells or contagion. Dr. Letheby agrees with Dr. Budd in his opinion that Scarlatina may be prevented by isolation ; the former recommends the use of chlorine gas as a disinfectant ; and he believes that disinfection of clothes, bedding, linen, 8tc. cannot be safely depended upon at a dry heat of less than 300° ; but when moisture by steam is used he thinks a temperature of 220° may suflice to destroy infection. Hot air, or steam can be got cheaply, and if efficient, would assist and even supersede anything else. For further information, the following papers may be consulted with great advantage :— 1. Minute of Information on Disinfection and Deodorization, by Mr. Linsey Blyth.late Analytical Chemist to the Board of Health. 2. Memorandum on Disinfection, from the Privy Council Office. 3. The Disinfectant Question,—Review of a book by Dr. R. Angus Smith. Published by R. Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly. I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, W«. HARDWICKE, Medical Officer of Health, §c. 1 -