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Kingston upon Thames 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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1f possible, employ methods of Group A., as they effect
a Permanent Cure.
As regards Group B., No. 4, the film of oil on the
surface of the water enters the breathing tubes of the larvae
and suffocates them.
Should No. 5 be employed, a form of Jeyes' Fluid
known as White Cross Disinfectant will kill the larvae if
added to infested water in as small a proportion as one part
in 30,000 Water thus treated is quite harmless if drunk by
human beings or animals.
Method No. G is very useful in the case of ornamental
lakes, etc.
Get Rid of Mosquitoes by Abolishing
their Breeding Places or by Killing the
Larvæ in Early Spring.
E. W. MATTHEWS,
Medical Officer of Health.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
These Acts are administered by the Surrey County Council, and the following table shows action taken in the Borough during the year:-
| Articles. | ANALYSED. | ADULTERATED OR DETER1ORATED. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | 1nformal. | Total. | Formal. | 1nformal | Total. | |
| Milk | 62 | 1 | 63 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Cream | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Preserved Cream | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Butter | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Spirits | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other Articles | 12 | 4 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 84 | 6 | 90 | - | 4 | |
No prosecutions were made under these Acts in the
Borough during the year.