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12.
GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA
LABORATORY FACILITIES
Host 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.So., P.R.I.C., 16, Southwark
Street, London, S.E.1.
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 oases of notifiable
infectious disease.
Public library books which hare been in oontaot with oases of infectious
disease are disinfeoted at the Public Health Department.
Number of disinfeotions carried out by Wandle
Valley Isolation Hospital 1
Number of rooms disinfeoted by fumigator 5
Number of library books disinfeoted 341
HOSPITALS
The hospitals directly conoerned with the Mitoham 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.
General Cases
The principal hospitals are the Wilson Hospital, which is situated within
the district, and the St.Helier Hospital, Carshalton, which oaters for all
types of cases. The Nelson Hospital at Merton and the London hospitals are
also used.