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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE AREA
LABORATORY FACILITIES
Most of the bacteriological examinations for this district were
carried out at the Emergency Public Health Laboratory at Epsom,
including bacteriological examinations of milk, water and ice-cream.
The chemical analysis of milk, water and foodstuffs was carried
out by the Public Analyst, Daniel D. Moir, M.Sc., F.R.I.C., 16,
Southwark Street, London, S.E.I.
AMBULANCES
The Ambulance service is supervised by the Surrey County
Council. The ambulances operate from the Ambulance Control
Station, Hill House, Bishopsford Road, Morden (Telephone:
MAL 7733).
DISINFECTION
The disinfection of houses is undertaken by the Council.
Disinfection of bedding, etc., is done either at the Wandle Valley
Isolation Hospital, or in the home.
No charges are made for disinfections carried out in cases of
notifiable infectious disease.
Public library books which have been in contact with cases of
infectious disease are disinfected at the Public Health Department.
Number of disinfections carried out by Wandle
Valley Isolation Hospital —
Number of rooms disinfected by fumigator 31
Number of library books disinfected 477
HOSPITALS
The hospitals direcdy concerned with the Mitcham area are
administered by the St. Helier Group Hospital Management
Committee, which is situated at Carshalton, Surrey, and itself comes
under the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.