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Special certificates are forwarded to the school teachers, if any
occupants of the house attend school, the milk seller, and to the
librarian at the Public Library. Any books which may be in the
house, borrowed from the Library, are taken to Mogden to be disinfected
by Formaldehyde gas, or destroyed. Where a medical
practitioner at the time of notifying a case gives satisfactory reasons
to the Medical Officer of Health why a case should be removed to
the Isolation Hospital this is always acted upon previous to making
the usual investigations.
Disinfection.
Upon the removal or termination of an infectious
case the bedding and clothing are removed to Mogden
to be disinfected by steam. If the case is one of Small-pox the
articles are removed to Dockwell for disinfection. The walls,
ceilings and floors of the rooms are sprayed with solution of
Formalin. Under certain circumstances books are disinfected in a
special apparatus at Mogden. Sanitas fluid and powder are supplied
to householders free of cost upon an order from the Health
department.
Infectious
Diseases
Hospitals.
These Hospitals are under a Joint Committee of
representatives of the Borough of Richmond and the
Urban District Council of Heston and Isleworth, and
have been fully described in previous reports.
During the year the Visiting Physician presented a special
Report on the want of accommodation at Mogden Hospital together
with suggestions as to the possible immediate requirements. The
subject is under the consideration of the constituent Authorities.
DOCKWELL HOSPITAL.
Only one case of small-pox was removed to this Hospital from
Richmond. The patient recovered.