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Richmond upon Thames 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Precautions Adopted:—
Patient removed to Hospital at o'clock 190
Schoolmaster written on the the of 190
County School written on the of 190
Milk Seller written on the of 190
Librarian, Free Library written on the of 190
Bedding requiring removal
Date and rooms disinfected
Date of Stripping walls
Date of Removal of Bedding
Date of Recovery
Termination of Case
Date of Death
Date Inspector
Disinfection.
Upon the removal or termination of an infectious
case the bedding and clothing are removed to
Mogden to be disinfected by steam. If the case is one of Small-pox
the articles are removed to Dockwell for disinfection. The walls,
ceilings and floors of the rooms are sprayed with solution of
Formalin. Under certain circumstances books are disinfected in
a special apparatus at Mogden. Disinfectant fluid and powder are
supplied to householders, under certain circumstances, free of cost
from the Health Department.
Infectious
Diseases
Hospitals.
These Hospitals are under a joint Committee of
representatives of the Borough of Richmond and
the Urban District Council of Heston and Isleworth
and have been fully described in previous reports.