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HOSPITALS.
This District comes within the ambit of two Hospital Groups
of the S.W. Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, viz., the
Croydon and Redhill Groups, which are centred on the Croydon
General Hospital, London Road, Croydon, and the Redhill County
Hospital, Earlswood Common, Redhill.
The majority of the local residents needing in-patient
hospital treatment are admitted to the Redhill County Hospital,
especially the local maternity cases, but out-patient treatment
is supplied by both Groups, with a proportion attending Outpatients'
Departments at St. Helier's Hospital and the London
Hospitals.
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS.
The provisions of Part IV of the Surrey County Council
Act, 1931, relating to the registration and management of
massage establishments, are in operation. There are 18 such
establishments in the Urban District.
BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Almost all the specimens requiring bacteriological examination
in the interests of the public health are sent to the
Public Health Laboratory, West Hill House, West Hill Road,
Epsom, and during 1950 reports were received on the following
specimens:—
Milk, ice cream, and water samples 362
Nose or throat swabs 137
Sputum 5
Faeces Urine Vomit Food 39
Samples of water requiring chemical analysis, and milk
for biological examinations are sent by the Local Authority
to The Clinical Research Association, while Food and Drug
samples are submitted to the Public Analyst.
DISINFECTION.
The disinfection of bedding, etc., is undertaken at the
Wandle Valley Hospital, while the disinfection of premises
is carried out by the officers of the Public Health Department.
For the convenience of ratepayers, the Council has decided
to arrange disinfection even when this is not essential in the
interests of public health, but in these cases the following
charges are made:—
£1 per load of bedding, etc., 5s. for the first room and
2s. 6d. for each additional room disinfected at the same
time.
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