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the Hampton Isolation Hospital for treating cases of Scarlet
Fever, and with the Molesey Isolation Hospital for Diphtheria from
Houses when special circumstances render removal advisable.
Most of the fatal cases of Diphtheria are moribund when notified,
so that local Hospital Treatment would have little effect upon
such cases. The isolation in hospital of ordinary cases of Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria has not been found necessary. Cases rarely
spread in the households, and cases of infection being carried to
other honses are unknown as far as I have been able to .ascertain.
Enteric Fever is treated in the Kingston Victoria Hospital,
payment being made by the Corporation.
Disinfection is by burning sulphur in the rooms or by spraying
with formalin. Bedding, &c., is sent to Lacey's, Wandsworth,
but a Disinfector at the Dust Destructor is under consideration.
The Condition of the Streets and Scavenging.
This work is well done all over the town. The roads have
wood paving in the ceutral district and on the main roads where
trams run, and further out rodament, tar macadam, plascom, or
simple tarring has been laid down to prevent dust and mud.
Watering is carried out daily in Summer, Sundays included. A
special tank van is used for flushing sewers. This is used with
greater frequency in Summer weather. The road surfaces compare
very favourably with those in neighbouring districts, and the clean
hard surface must to some extent diminish the amount of fog and
enables people to get about in wet weather with much less
discomfort and liability to colds.