Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 83
Rag Flock.
There is one factory in the Borough where rag flock is manufactured.
This factory is inspected periodically. Six samples
were taken during the year, and submitted for analysis, and all
of them passed the required standard of cleanliness.
Removal of Diseased or Infirm Persons to Institutions.
In no case has it been necessary during the year for application
to be made to a Court for the removal of a diseased or infirm person
under the provisions of Section 224 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936.
Mortuaries.
During the year only six bodies have been removed to the
Wandsworth Mortuary. No bodies were taken to the Mortuaries in
Clapham and Streatham.