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Smallpox. The Regional Hospital Board have made arrangements
for the admission of cases of smallpox to their hospital at Joyce Green,
Dartford.
General and Accident Cases. Cases from this area are admitted to:
Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District (War Memorial)
Hospital.
St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton.
Croydon General Hospital.
The Wilson Hospital, Mitcham.
Maternity Cases. The Regional Hospital Board continue the
provision at St. Helier Hospital for maternity cases in the Borough
requiring institutional confinements. Some patients continue to be
admitted to the Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington (War Memorial)
Hospital under arrangements made by their practitioners under the
National Health Service Act, 1946.
DISINFECTION
The disinfection of houses has been undertaken by the Council during
the year and the Wandle Valley Hospital has continued to co-operate
in the disinfection of bedding.
Disinfection which is not absolutely essential in the interests of the
public health is also undertaken upon a payment of £1 per load for
bedding, etc., and 7s. 6d. for the first room and 3s. 9d. for each additional
room as applied to house disinfection.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
WATER SUPPLIES
The water supply is piped throughout the district from the Sutton
District Water Company. All dwelling-houses in the area are
connected to public water mains. None of the inhabitants rely upon
stand pipes During the year the supply has been satisfactory both in
quality and quantity.
It is understood that the Water Company carry out routine bacteriological
examinations of the raw and finished water daily from the wells
at Sutton and Woodmansterne, and also of the treated water going
into supply.
Routine chemical examinations are also carried out. The raw water
from the deep wells is of a relatively high degree of hardness. The
company are under a statutory obligation (Sutton District Waterworks
Act, 1903) to deliver water of not more than 9 degrees of hardness, and
an elaborate softening plant is in use.
During the year 38 samples of water were examined by the Public
Analyst or the Public Health Laboratory Service.
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