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SCABIES.
No facilities for treatment of scabies exist in the Borough,
but arrangements have been made with the Kingston Corporation for
Surbiton cases to be treated at the Centre at Burton Road, Kingston
on payment of the cost by the Surbiton Corporation. The charges
agreed are 5/- a treatment, and during 1949 six cases were treated.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply.
The water throughout the district is furnished by the
Metropolitan Water Board, and is a constant supply of excellent
quality. I am supplied with monthly reports by the Board giving
details of their chemical and bacteriological examination.
Swimming Baths and Pools.
Publicly owned baths.
Surbiton Lagoon, situated in Raeburn Avenue, Surbiton, is
an open air pool 165 feet long and 90 feet wide with a depth of
3 to 9 feet.
The water is treated by continuous pressure sand filtrations,
sterilisation by breakpoint chlorination, and oxygenation over an
ornamental cascade.
Periodical samples of water are taken by the Borough Engineer
and Surveyor and the plant adjusted accordingly. In addition,
check samples were taken by the Public Health Department for both
chemical and bacteriological examination.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
We have not had to take action under Section 47 of the
National Assistance Act, 1948, fortunately, although several cases
have been brought to the notice of the Public Health Committee.
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