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Disinfestation
The work of disinfestation of premises during the year under review was considerably
less than previous years. 36 treatments for cockroaches, 54 for fleas and
354 for bugs were made. The following note was left on a table for the disinfcstors
when they called at one house in the Borough to treat for bugs.
" This is all that is left—I've killed them all by now, but I can't get at
the fellows under the floorboards. They have been eating us for months. There
appear to be at least three different species. The majority are very flat and
thin, a few much bigger and darker in colour, and a third which stinks so much
you can smell them coming for you in the dark. I've taken a dozen or so of
them to the hospital where I work and had them mounted in the form of
microscope slides—they tell me they are capable of migrating in quantity from
house to house as well as transmitting several diseases—Thank God for the
Flit ! ! !"
Disinfection
Unless a specific request is received premises are not treated following cases
of the more common infectious diseases. Of the 43 cases so treated 14 were after
the death of an occupant of the premises. In all a total of 55 private dwellings
were disinfected, with only 4 requests for formaldehyde disinfection from the West
London Hospital.
CORONER'S COURT AND PUBLIC MORTUARY
The number of bodies admitted to the Public Mortuary during the year was
1,234, an increase of 30 compared with 1960. There were 1,213 post-mortem
examinations. This also is an increase of 19 compared with last year.
The Mortuary and Court continue to be used by the Boroughs of Fulham.
Kensington and Chelsea. Details are set out below: —