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DISINFECTION.
During the year disinfection has been carried out
at 73 premises in which the following cases of infectious
disease have occuired :—
Scarlet Fever 37
Diphtheria 10
Typhoid Fever 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 27
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis I
Erysipelas 1
Encephalitis Lethargica 3
Pneumonia 3
Disinfection was also carried out at 8 premises
after deaths from non-notiliable diseases, on the
occupiers of the houses in which the deaths occurred
agreeing to pay the expense
The Public Elementary Schools were, as usual,
disinfected as arranged with the Managers and the
Surrey County Education Committee, the walls,
floors and ceilings being sprayed with Formaldehyde
during the Easter, Summer and Christmas vacations.
The following articles of bedding, wearing
apparel, etc , were removed to the Tolworth Isolation
Hospital for steam disinfection under the superintendence
of the Hospital staff :—
Beds 64
Bed valances 10
Blankets 336
Blinds 6
Bolsters 76