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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The Regulations made by the Ministry of Health in 1912 continue in force and prohibit
the sale or use of unclean flock manufactured from rags in making any article of upholstery,
cushions, bedding, etc., and provide that when not less than 40 grams of flock are thoroughly
washed with distilled water at a temperature below 25°C., the chlorine must not exceed 30 parts
per 100,000 of flock. This standard ensures a certain degree of cleanliness.
During 1930, four samples of rag flock were taken with the following results:—
| Sample No. | Parts of Chlorine per 100,000 of flock. |
|---|---|
| R.F. 1 | 15 |
| „ 2 | 4 |
| „ 3 | 2.5 |
| „ 4 | 26.5 |
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.
The swimming baths and wash-houses are at present being rebuilt and when complete in
about September 1937 will provide a first class men's bath, a first class ladies' bath and a bath
for mixed bathing, together with 16 first class and 41 second class slipper baths for men; and
10 first class and 15 second class slipper baths for women; 4 foam baths for women will also be
provided. The wash-houses will contain 12 compartments.
In June samples of water were taken from a private open air swimming pool in the Borough and submitted for bacteriological and chemical analysis. The reports gave the following figures:—
| Parts per Grains per | ||
|---|---|---|
| (1) | Chemical. | 100,000 gallon. |
| Solids in suspension | nil. nil. | |
| Total solids (dried at 120°C.)in solution | 43.0 30.1 | |
| Combined chlorine ... | G.GO 4.62 | |
| Equivalent to NaCl. | 10.89 7.62 | |
| Nitric nitrogen (Nitrates) | 0.16 0.11 | |
| Nitrous nitrogen (Nitrites) | nil. nil. | |
| Amrnoniacal nitrogen | 0.0068 0.0048 | |
| Albuminoid nitrogen | 0.0100 0.0070 | |
| Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 27°C. ... | 0.064 0.045 | |
| (2) | liacterioloeical. | |
| Average number of organisms producing visible colonies on gelatine plates, incubated at 20°—22°C. for 3 | ||
| days. | 9 per c.c. | |
| Average number of organisms producing visible colonies on agar plates incubated at 37.5°C. for 2 days ... | 2 per c.c. | |
| B. Coli ... | not found in 100 c.c. | |
| Streptococci | not found in 30 c.c | |