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Public Health Officers of the Local Authority. (See p. 2).
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General:—South Wimbledon District Nursing Association
supported by voluntary contributions. A small
contribution is made by the Wimbledon Borough
Council in respect to cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
(b) Infectious Diseases—None.
Midwives :—Under the supervision of the Surrey County
Council. There are 15 midwives practising in the district.
MORTUARY.
From information received from the Superintendent of
the Cemetery, there were 72 bodies received into the mortuary
during the year.
Inquests were held by the Coroner with respect to 48
bodies, equal to 10.08 per cent. of all deaths registered in the
Borough.
LOCAL ACTS, SPECIAL LOCAL ORDERS, OR GENERAL
ADOPTIVE ACTS IN FORCE IN THE BOROUGH.
Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890—17th December,
1890.
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1890 : Parts II., III.
and V.)—17th December, 1890.
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890 : (Part III.)—7th
June, 1899.
Public Health Amendment Act, 1907.
Part II. (Streets, Buildings)—Sections 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, and
Sections 25, 27 and 30, with modifications.
Part III. (Sanitary provisions)—Sections 34, 36, 37, 39,
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51, and
Sections 35 and 38, with modifications.
Part IV. (Infectious Diseases)—Sections 52, 53, 54, 55,
56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67 and 68, and
Section 59, with modifications.
Part V. (Common Lodging Houses)—Sections 69, 70,
71, 72, 73, 74 and 75.
Part VI. (Recreation Grounds)—Section 76 (with modi
fications), and Section 77.
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