[Report 1906] / Medical Officer of Health, Glossop Borough.

  • Glossop (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1906
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    All the cases were visited several times by myself and assistant. Disinfection has been carried out in every case. All the infected hcuses were thoroughly cleaned, the clothing, etc., treated with a solution of Carbolic Acid and water and then boiled, and the houses were afterwards disinfected with Sulphur Dioxide Gas. The general public has been supplied by the department with disinfectants where thought necessary, and instructions given how they were to be used, so as to obtain a thorough cleansing of the houses of the persons who had been in contact writh cases of infectious diseases as notified to the department. The Librarians of the Puhlic Libraries and the owners of the Laundries, and also the Pawnbrokers in some cases, have been kept informed of the cases of infectious disease, so that precau- tions might be taken against its spreading through these institutions. Several improvements have been made at the Hospital and more are required. I wTould recommend a bath-room and lavatories with w.c. to be erected and connected with the small-pox block. Also, a block is required for convalescent patients, as the present accommodation is inadequate and not fitted up for such patients. The staff block could be built along with this one, and proper arrangements made for the Laundry and disinfection work necessary at such an institution. The present conditions are very primitive ; in fact, the whole Hospital arrangements ought to be overhauled and brought up to more modern lines. The Hospital has done good work in the past, and is doing it now, as you are well aw7are, but the staff are working under serious difficulties, owing to the want of more modern conveniences.