[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton].

  • Surbiton (Surrey, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1946]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The total number of articles disinfected by steam at the Tolworth Isolation Hospital or destroyed was:- Disinfected. Destroyed. Beds 3 — Blankets 36 — Blinds 1 — Bolsters 9 — Cushions 11 — Mattresses 78 — Mattress covers 2 — Palliasncs 2 — Pillows 88 — Pillow cases 5 — Sheets 8 — Wearing apparel 40 — Miscellaneous 14 — Total: 297 Nil Number of rooms disinfected 11 Number of library bocks disinfected 89 ERADICATION OP BED BUGS. 1. Council Houses Other Houses. Pound to be infested, Disinfested. Pound to be infested. Disinfested. — — 11 11 2. Methods employed for disinfestation. ] Council Houses. Other Houses Thermatox — 2 Vermicine — 6 Naphthalene — 1 Cimex — 2 PUBLIC MORTUARY. During the year 62 bodies were received into the mortuary, 62 post mortem examinations were carried out and 19 inquests were held. RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION. During the year 1,091 visits were made in connection with complaints of rats and/or mice. Inspections disclosed that 198 premises wire infested, of which number 74 were treated by the Corporation on payment, and advice was given in regard to the remaining 124. All the infestations were of a minor type with the exception of two, which were major (both Corporation properties) out were subsequently reduced to minors. The responsibility for disinfestation rests, by law, upon the occupiers of the premises, and a charge is always made when the corporation undertakes work at the request of occupiers. -23-