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Surbiton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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SHOPS ACT, 1950.
Two hundred and thirty six visits were made in the
administration of this Act, and twenty-three infringements
were corrected.
Despite its consolidation into one Act the law relating
to shops is a complicated piece of legislation not altogether
in keeping with the times.
The proposals of the government for amending legislation
following the report of the Gowers Committee are awaited with
interest.
DISINFECTION
(a) During the year disinfection was carried out at sixty
premises in which the following diseases occurred
Anterior Poliomyelitis (or suspected) 11
Suspected Diphtheria 1
Meningo-coccal infection 2
Measles 1
Scarlet Fever 28
Tuberculosis 16
Miscellaneous 1
Disinfection was also carried out at thirty-five other
premises on request, the occupier in each case paying the cost.
(b) The total number of articles disinfected by steam at the Tolworth Hospital, or destroyed- was:-
| Disinfected | Destroyed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Blankets | 62 | 3 |
| Bolsters | 9 | 5 |
| Counterpanes | 9 | 2 |
| Curtains | 3 | - |
| Cushions | 9 | - |
| Featherbeds | 7 | |
| Mattresses | 26 | 4 |
| Mattress covers | 5 | - |
| Pillows | 74 | 5 |
| Pillow cases | 37 | - |
| Rugs | 4 | - |
| Sheets | 23 | 1 |
| Towels | 6 | |
| Wearing apparel | 13 | |
| Bedspreads | 5 | - |
| Miscellaneous | 11 | 5 |
| 303 | 25 |
(c) No. of rooms disinfected 106
No. of library books disinfected 224
1000 sacks to hold fertilizer for export were disinfected with
formalin at the Sewage Disposal Works.
30.