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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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DISINFECTION
(a) During the year disinfection was carried out at
thirty-nine premises in which the following diseases occurred
Poliomyelitis (or suspected) 13
Tuberculosis 5
Scarlet fever 7
Meningococcal infection 2
Para-Typhoid B. 1
Encephalitis (suspected) 1
Miscellaneous 10
Disinfection was also carried out at twenty-nine 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 | 19 | — |
| Bolsters | 7 | - |
| Mattresses | 22 | 6 |
| Mattress covers | 4 | - |
| Pi Hows | 56 | - |
| Pillow cases | 11 | — |
| Sheets | 6 | — |
| Y/earing apparel | 48 | - |
| Counterpanes | 5 | - |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | |
| 188 | 6 |
(c) No. of rooms disinfected... 71
No. of library books disinfected 83
DISINFESTATION.
(a) Bed Burs.
| Council Houses | Other Houses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pound to be infested. | Disinfested | Pound to be infested | Disinfested |
| - | 6 | 6 | |
Method employed for disinfestation:-
Spraying with insecticides 6
43.