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All bedding, clothes, &c., are removed by the
staff of the Sanitary Department in a covered van
to the Tolworth Isolation Hospital, and disinfected
by the Hospital Authority in a Manlove, Alliott &
Co.'s high-pressure steam apparatus.
The interior of the infected room and all
furniture, &c., is then sprayed with Formalin or fumigated
with Formalin Gas.
Notice is then sent to the owner to strip and
cleanse the walls, whitewash the ceilings, and wash
the floors and other woodwork with a solution of
corrosive sublimate or other suitable disinfectant,
which is supplied by the Council.
During the year 41 premises, in which 49 cases
of infectious disease have occurred, have been
immediately disinfected upon the removal, recovery
or death of the patient.
Of these, 26 were in consequence of Scarlet
Fever, 10 of Diphtheria, 4 of Typhoid Fever. 1 of
Erysipelas, 6 of Consumption and 2 of Measles.
Disinfection has also been carried out after one
case of Cancer, at the expense of the occupier of
the premises, who made an application for the work
to be done.
In one instance the owner refused to comply
with a notice served to strip and cleanse the room
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