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བ 620 Under certain conditions, I would fumigate. Now, if I wished to disinfect say some books or leather gobén,

yen,

but fumigation of a Chinese house of itself is an

absolute farce.

Kr Shelton Hooper:-

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Why ?

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In the first place, before you can kill organiema by fumigation, you must stop up all leaks.

Hermetically seal them ↑

Yes, for a certain length of time.

Take Clayton's Fumigator. Is it necessary to

hermetically seal the place first ?

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Тов.

Do you know that has been disputed in documents laid

before you from home i

A.

I have seen dispatches from home by Professor gimpson.

Later than that ?

A

The Chairman :-

I have seen none later than that.

What did Professor Simpson say ?

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Sue Page

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

That all Colonies should be supplied with Clayton's Disinfecting apparatus. I wont say the building should

be hermetically sealed, but your building should be so olosed up, as to enable a certain percentage of the

chlorodyne to act.

Do you know the specific gravity of ablorodyne ? (3671

34.5.

Dont you think that with that specific gravity the (372 disinfection would be efficacious, notwithstanding the amount of escape which would take place in a Chinese

house

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It would not be efficacious.

The Chairman;-

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You could not sufficiently close it up to kill all the

germs ↑

Tha is my opinion.

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