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Health Laundry has remained fairly constant over the last two years
and has varied between 24 and 30. At 31st December, 1962 two of
the patients had been having the laundry service for more than three
years, three for more than two years and three for more than one
year.
Many people have written expressing their appreciation of
this most worth while service which is such a boon to aged persons
who are unable to cope with the difficult problem of soiled laundry.
The soiled articles are collected, laundered and delivered
twice a week, and the total number of articles dealt with during the
year was 13, 163.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
During the year, 118 rooms were disinfected after infectious
disease in 82 premises and a total of 6,102 articles were passed
through the steam chamber. This figure includes a regular weekly
collection from one hospital of approximately 100 blankets.
There is still a demand for the disinfection of parcels of
clothing prior to dispatch abroad and 93 parcels belonging to private
individuals were disinfected to comply with regulations in the receiving
countries. The normal charge for this service is 5s. Od.
per parcel.
A total of 135 rooms in 63 premises were treated for various
types of infestation during 1962. In addition to the ordinary disinfection
or disinfestation of premises, 31 filthy or verminous
rooms were cleared after the death or removal of the occupant.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
Water Supply
All the drinking water used in the Borough is supplied by the
Metropolitan Water Board. There are no private wells in use.
Examination of the water supply is only carried out after receipt of
a complaint or if there is any reason to suspect the purity of any
particular supply.