PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bate, J. G.
TI  - The cleaning of ward floors and the bacteriological study of floor-cleaning machines
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.14.1.32
DP  - 1961 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 32--37
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/14/1/32.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/14/1/32.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1961 Jan 01; 14
AB  - Current trends in ward flooring materials and cleaning methods are considered from the point of view of the hospital bacteriologist. Methods employed in an investigation into the bacteriological safety of a number of floor-cleaning machines are described, and some considerations governing the choice of vacuum cleaners for ward use are discussed.