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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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DISINFECTION.
(a) During the year disinfection was carried out at forty-three
premises in which the following diseases occurred
Poliomyelitis (or suspected) 18
Suspected Para-typhoid B. 1
Scarlet fever 5
Tuberculosis 10
Meningococcal infection 2
Miscellaneous 7
Disinfection was also carried out at twenty-four 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 | 28 | 1 |
| Bolsters | 3 | 1 |
| Featherbeds | 3 | 5 |
| Mattresses | 10 | 4 |
| Mattress covers | 3 | 3 |
| Pillows | 34 | 8 |
| Pillow cases | 9 | 8 |
| Sheets | 5 | — |
| Towels | 3 | — |
| Wearing apparel | 12 | — |
| Bedspreads | 3 | — |
| Rugs | 4 | — |
| Miscellaneous | — | 1 |
| 117 | 33 | |
| (c) No. of rooms disinfected | 94 | |
| No. of library books disinfected | 89 | |
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