[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Crewe Borough.

  • Crewe (Crewe and Nantwich, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Crewe Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFECTIOUS DISEASE AI'ID DISINFECTION Disinfection of premises is carried out by formaldehyde spray or formalin vapour generators* Infected bedding and other articles are disinfected by steam or formalin as the circumstances demand* Number of premises visited where a notifiable disease has occurred .. ., ,, ., .. 83 Number of rooms disinfected *. .« .* 5 Number of cases where bedding, etc*, was disinfected by steam at request of owners .. *• 26 Number of Library Books disinfected - (a) from Public Library «, ,» 71 (b) from Private Libraries .* 3 •• 74 During the year, 17 bottles of disinfecting fluid, amounting to 2 gallons, were supplied free of chai’ge for use at premises where cases of infectious disease had occurred* DISINFESTATION The follovving table shov/s the number of premises treated during I960* Number fomd to Number of be infested Premises Premises! Rooms Disinfested Council Houses *« ** ** *. ' ! 1 ' 2 1 Other Houses ** ** ** ** 12 j 37 12 Cases confirmed after complaint of infestation *. ** ** ** 4 Cases found by Public Health Inspectors 9 Houses disinfested by Corporation ** 1 Houses disinfested by Contractors ** ” i * j The work of disinfestation was carried out by the use of DoD,T, and patent fumigant solutions* In addition to the premises listed above, 19 houses were treated for infestations of beetles and 49 houses for ants*