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90 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.
Examinations of Sputum made at the Dispensary are not
included in the above figures.
Disinfection.
The total number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence
of cases of infective diseases was 8,924:—613 in Clapham,
.517 in Putney, 509 in Balham, 494 in Streatham, 405 in Tooting,
and 1,886 in Wandsworth.
Six public and five private elementary schools were also
disinfected for infective diseases.
Cleansing of Persons Act.
The names of 49 children, stated to be in a verminous
condition, were forwarded to me by the Medical Officer, Education
Department, London County Council, and the homes
were visited by the Inspectors. In 15 cases the clothing was
also said to be verminous.
These children were cleonsed by the officials of the London
County Council at the Cleansing Station under the supervision
of that Authority.
16 adults were given baths at the Council's Disinfecting
Station on account of suffering from Scabies.
Flies and Mosquitoes.
During the summer months certain ponds, streams and
areas of stagnant water were treated by spraying with paraffin,
with the object of destroying the larvae of mosquitoes.
Chloride of lime was used for sprinkling horse manure in
order to destroy the larvae and pupae of flies. A total of
£1 6s. was spent in materials used in work of this nature.