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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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DISINFECTION.
(a). During the year disinfection was carried out at sixty
premises in which the following diseases occurred.
Anterior Poliomyelitis (or suspected) 15
Scarlet fever 15
Scabies 1
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 5
Measles 1
Tuberculosis 20
Dysentery 3
Disinfection was also carried out at seventeen premises
after cases of non-notifiable diseases, the occupier in each case
paving the cost.
(b) The total number of articles disinfected by steam at the Tolworth Hospital, or destroyed was
| Disinfected | Destroyed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Beds | 4 | 2 |
| Blankets | 133 | 3 |
| Bolsters | 10 | - |
| Counterpanes | 13 | - |
| Cushions | 15 | - |
| Mattresses | 39 | 5 |
| Mattress covers | 2 | - |
| Pillows | 98 | 1 |
| Pillow cases | 43 | 1 |
| Rugs | 3 | 1 |
| Sheets | 33 | 2 |
| Towels | 28 | - |
| Wearing apparel | 45 | - |
| Quilts | 2 | - |
| Miscellaneous | 28 496 | 8 23 |
No. of rooms disinfected 97
No. of library books disinfected 566
650 sacks to hold fertiliser for export were disinfected with
formalin at the Sewage Disposal Works.
DISINFESTATION.
| Council Houses ' | Other Houses. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found to be infested j | Disinfested | Found to be infest ed | Disinfested |
| - | - | 6 | 6 |
Methods employed for disinfestation:-
Spraying with insecticide 5
Use of D.D.T. Powder 1
35.