AnnualReport-1926

11.—WORK DONE AT DISINFECTING STATIONS.

The appended table shows the number of articles and vehicles disinfected and washed after disinfection during 1926. The figures for 1925 are given for comparison. During the year portable "sack" disinfectors have been introduced and used in the eastern and western areas.

1925 1926 Hong Kong Disinfecting Station Kowloon Disinfecting Station Eastern District Office Western District Office Number of Articles Disinfected 19,911 3,548 291 97 118 244 Number of Public Vehicles Disinfected 14,740 3,307 Number of Days Disinfecting Apparatus in Use 177 236 Number of Articles washed after Disinfection 5,537 27 4,384 91 Portable Sack Disinfectors 237 543 14 5 11

During the year no new carts were constructed at the Hong Kong Disinfecting Station. Miscellaneous repairs and new construction were done to the value of $6,615.36. At Kowloon Disinfecting Station miscellaneous repairs to the value of $1,291.14 were done.

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