Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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THE OFFICES, SHOPS & RAILWAY PREMISES ACT. 1963 (Cont.)
Efforts were therefore concentrated on checking premises and
calling for registration where this had not been done, and by the
end of the year 610 registration forms had been submitted. This
operation is continuing because although the number of premises
covered by the Act is not known it is thought that this figure is
probably about two-thirds of them.
DISINFECTION.
(a) (i) During the year disinfection was carried out free of
charge at 9 premises as under;-
Tuberculosis 6
Glandular Fever 1
Miscellaneous 2
(ii) Disinfection of bedding and premises was also carried
out, where non-infectious illnesses had occurred, on request, the
occupier in each case paying the cost. There were twenty-five such
cases dealt with during the year.
(b)
The total number of articles disinfected wass-
| Blankets | 8 |
| Mattresses | 9 |
| Cushions | 2 |
| Pillows | 14 |
| Pillow-cases | 2 |
| Rugs | 1 |
| Sheets | 2 |
| Curtains | 1 |
| Wearing apparel | 69 |
| Towels | 1 |
| Counterpanes | 3 |
| Bolsters | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
| 115 |
(c) No. of rooms disinfected 26
No of library books disinfected 31
DISINFESTATION
(a)
Insect Pests.
| Council Houses; | Other Houses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found to be infested | Disinfested | Found to be infested | Disinfested | |
| Fleas | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Bugs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cock-roaches | — | -_ | 2 | 2 |
| Blue-bottles | - | - | 1 | 1 |