Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . - other bodv to oooularise this method of preventing the spread of As all risk is probably now at an end, wewill seek the acquaintance of the disinfectingstaff at their headquarters. The) havefumigated the apartments of the , and have taken possession of hisclothes and his bedding. The big boiler-shaped contrivance which we examine is thedisinfector, and the clothes and bedding areinside. The\- have been sprayed with adisinfecting fluid, as indeed have also thewalls, t
Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . - other bodv to oooularise this method of preventing the spread of As all risk is probably now at an end, wewill seek the acquaintance of the disinfectingstaff at their headquarters. The) havefumigated the apartments of the , and have taken possession of hisclothes and his bedding. The big boiler-shaped contrivance which we examine is thedisinfector, and the clothes and bedding areinside. The\- have been sprayed with adisinfecting fluid, as indeed have also thewalls, the floor, and the ceiling of thepremises, and are being purified by means. CLOTHES. of hot air. It is not a very safe operation,we remark, but the attendant tells us thathe never catches anything himself Hefurther explains that for bad cases theCouncil supplies him with a macintosh andholland overalls. At this juncture we are introduced personally to a Borough Councillor, who offersto facilitate our progress. He shows us aninspector purchasing some doubtful inspector will examine the eggs shortly,and, if the\ arc very ancient, the xendnr willhear something unpleasant from the PublicHealth department. Our notice is also drawnto sewermen, dustmen, pickers — men whosort the refuse at the wharves—bricklayers,garden-keepers, and gull_\-men. A BoroughCouncil employs a whole regiment of work- 328 LIVING LONDON. people, and, b}--the-by, every one—not evenexcepting the street-orderly bo\-s—who hasbeen in the service of the Council for twelvemonths gets a weeks holida} in the summerwithout deduction of pay. As we turn a corner leading in
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