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EXTRACT FROM "THE EGYPTIAN GAZETTE"
dated March 18, 1908.
DISINFECTION OF HOUSES.
THE CLAYTON SYSTEM.
"e attended yesterday morning a demonstration
given by the Clayton Gas Company of Egypt and the
Sudan of their method of disinfecting houses and
buildings generally, and noted with great pleasure,
in view of the especial necessity of such a system in
this country, the simplicity of the operations and
the celerity and effectiveness with which they were
carried out, not to mention the inexpensiveness of
the process. "verything in the house was left just in its usual place except food, opened bottles of wine, decanters containing spirits, etc., and plants, which are the only articles affected by the gas. Clothes were left hanging in wardrobes and packed in chests of drawers, the beds made up in the ordinary way. Dn re-opening the premises at the end of the operation, nothing was injured, and some biscuits, which had been purposely left on the table, were quite untainted.
Severeal members of the Quarantine Board and the Municipality, including Dr. Gottslich Bey, Zanariri Bey, Dr. Carpenter Lees, Dr. Detta, etc., were present and took a keen interest in matters. We also noticed Fr. J.K.Dixon (of G.Jennings Ltd.) Hr. "oodhead Thos Cook and "on), Mr. van Millingen (Windsor Hotels) Mr. Ablitt, Mr. Musgrove. The entire demonstration was carried out under the direction of Fr. J.A.Edleman,
Company's
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