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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
The Department is responsible for disinfection of premises,
etc., after the removal of persons suffering from infectious
complaints, or subsequent to the patient being declared free from
infection. Infected bedding and clothing are subjected to steam
under pressure at the disinfecting station situated in Main Road,
Sidcup. Rooms, fixtures, and furnishings are sprayed with
formalin. Public Library books which have been exposed to
infection are rendered safe and returned to the libraries concerned.
Disinfestation work in connection with the eradication of
vermin in premises is also undertaken by the Department. Rooms
are treated with a solution containing a quick acting insecticide as
well as D.D.T. Bedding is subjected to steam treatment, in order to
destroy eggs, etc. Advice is given to householders and others to
assist them in dealing with the various insect infestations.
It is an interesting commentary on the progress of medical
science, the advance in health education and on the efficacy of
modern insecticides and techniques that the use of these services is
on a decreasing scale.
Details of the work carried out during 1958 are as under :—
DISINFECTIONS.
Premises visited 312
Rooms disinfected 59
Articles disinfected 585
DISINFESTATIONS.
Premises visited 34
Rooms disinfested 55
Articles disinfested —
Fumigation Sprayed Steam Disinfected Destroyed
Rooms 59 55 — —
Mattresses — — 90 5
Pillows — — 345 —
Blankets — — 92 —
Clothing, bundles of — — 1 —
Library Books — 52 — —
59 107 528 5