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DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION 



Frequently time and money are saved by a combination 

 of steam and formaldehyde disinfection. This is a regular 

 practice in municipal and quarantine disinfection (Fig. 112). 





Fig. 112. — Chamber in actual use at government quarantine station for 

 disinfecting baggage and dunnage with steam or formaldehyde or both. 

 The small cylinder at the side is the steam formaldehyde generator. 



Persons engaged in disinfection work should wear rubber 

 boots, coats, and caps which should be washed in a disinfec- 

 tant solution and the change to ordinary clothing made in 

 a special room so that no infective material will be taken 

 away. 



