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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Surbiton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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DISINFECTION.
During the year disinfection was carried out at sixteen
civilian premises in which the following diseases occurred:-
Diphtheria 1
Dysentery 1
Scarlet Fever 1
Tuberculosis 13
Disinfection was also carried out at twenty-three premises
after cases of non-notifiable diseases, the occupiers in each case
paying the cost.
The total number of articles disinfected by steam at the Tolworth Isolation Hospital or destroyed was:-
| Disinfected | Destroyed | |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 10 | — |
| Blankets | 52 | - |
| Bolsters | 12 | 1 |
| Counterpanes | 9 | — |
| Cushions | 10 | - |
| Mattresses | 41 | 1 |
| Mattress Covers | 1 | - |
| Pillows | 107 | 4 |
| Pillow cases | 8 | - |
| Rugs | 4 | - |
| Sheets | 13 | - |
| Towels | 4 | - |
| Wearing apparel | 32 | - |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | - |
| 313 | 6 | |
| Number of rooms disinfected | 26 | |
| Number of library books | 53 |
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS.
| Council Houses | Other Houses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found to be infested | Disinfected | Found to be infested | Disinfested |
| - | - | 6 | 6 |
2. Method employed for disinfestation.
Council Houses. Other Houses.
"Vermicine" Spray - 6
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
During the year fifty-nine bodies were received into the
Mortuary, fifty-eight post mortem examinations were carried out
and fourteen inquests held. One body was received into the
Mortuary pending burial. In this case a post mortem examination
was not necessary.
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