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sprayed with formaline and fumigated with
formaline gas, and all bedding, clothing and other
articles likely to retain infection are removed to
the Tolworth Isolation Hospital for steam disinfection.
Where necessary, the owners are required to
strip and cleanse the walls, distemper the ceilings,
and wash all woodwork with a suitable disinfectant
which is supplied by the Council.
During the year, disinfection has been carried
out at 48 premises, in which the following cases of
infectious disease have occurred:—
Scarlet Fever 29
Diphtheria 10
Typhoid Fever 3
Consumption 10
Measles 2
Total 54
Disinfection has also been carried out after
two deaths from Cancer, one from Syncope, one
from Appendicitis, and one from Pneumonia, at
the request of the occupiers, and upon their
agreeing to bear the expense.
Enquiries have been made after each case of
infectious disease in order to ascertain, if possible,
the source of infection, and an examination of the
drains, sanitary fittings and water supply has been
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