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Disinfection
The disinfection of houses is undertaken by the Council.
Disinfection of bedding, etc., is done by the Wandle Valley
Isolation Hospital.
Charges are made for disinfection which is not in the interests
of the public health.
Public library books which have been in contact with cases
of infectious disease are disinfected by the Public Health Department.
Boots, shoes, etc., taken in exchange by the Domestic Centre
are disinfected by the Public Health Department before being
re-exchanged.
Number of disinfections carried out by Wandle
Valley Isolation Hospital 72
Number of rooms disinfected by fumigator 269
Number of library books disinfected 362
REPORT ON MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES
Child Welfare
Child Welfare Sessions are held at five centres, thus serving
every part of the Borough. Each Clinic is held at least once
each week.
The total number of attendances at the infant welfare centres
was 26,234, as compared with 26,721 in 1947; 3,022 children
attended during the year. Of these 1,248 were new cases, 1,097
being infants under one year of age, and 151 being children over
one, but under five years of age. The total number of
attendances of infants under one year was 19,341, and of children
between one and five years of age, 6,893.
At the end of the year there were 838 infants under one year
and 1,278 children between one and five years of age attending
the centres, making a total of 2,116.