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Malden and Coombe 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following number of rooms were disinfected for the undermentioned causes:—
| Scarlet fever | 7 |
| Tuberculosis | 21 |
| Vermin (including fleas) | 18 |
| Other | 28 |
A number of books from the public library and schools
were also disinfected as far as practicable for a variety of reasons.
A few loads of bedding were removed for steam disinfection
or destruction.
Routine disinfection after Scarlet Fever is not now carried
out and is only done in those cases where a request is made.
Instead a bottle of disinfectant is left and advice given as to
the best method to be employed in dealing with the bedroom
used by the patient. It is now well known that the incidence of
this disease is not affected by failure to do ordinary fumigation.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
During the year 159 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. These comprised the following:—
| ARTICLES | ANALYSED | Adulterated or below standard. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Apricots in syrup | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Almonds, ground | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Antipasto | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter, peanut | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Breadcrumbs, golden | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Butter | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Beer, bitter | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Beer, mild | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Bacon | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cake mixture | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cough linctus | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Condensed milk | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Curry powder | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cocoanut flake | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cheese | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cough tablets | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chocolate roll | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fudge, fruit cream | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fudge, chocolate | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flour, self-raising | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |