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Wimbledon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Chemical Work:— Mr. J. H. Johnston, M.Sc., P.I.C., carries
out the analytical work in connection with preliminary samples
taken under the Food and Drugs Acts, the analyses of water,
gas, and sewage effluents required by tbg Wimbledon Corporation,
and of food samples suspected of contamination or
adulteration. The reports of the Public Analyst under the Food
and Drugs Acts are embodied in the Annual Report of the
County Medical Officer.

Table: Disinfection:—The following table shows the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

Disinfection:—The following table shows the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

Disease.Bedding Disinfected.Clothing.No. of Rooms Disinfected.Totals.
Mattresses.Palliasses and Counterpanes.Beds.Pillows and Bolsters.Blankets and Sheets.DressesSuits.Other Articles.
Scarlet Fever7202735410231944929543532408794
Diphtheria69371312224098524331055
Typhoid Fever33112161—6—42
Erysipelas8763137——6411164
Tuberculosis472316129945420476598
Cancer291515101473—6028298
Pneumonia and Influenza61-31141-4259
Encephalitis Lethargica9721733_1338110
Vermin66—877—3729100
Sundries81321426325256524361213
Totals97340412117372684123114580946312433