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Rodent Control.
This service was continued under the supervision of the Senior
Sanitary Inspector who is designated Rodent Officer. A foreman
and 4 rodent operatives have been employed.
There is undoubtedly considerable infestation in the Borough
and in the sewers, but this is certainly much less than it was some
years ago. Without continued attention it would grow very rapidly
into a serious menace once again.
Number of complaints and requests for treatment
received 748
Number of additional premises found infested 356
Number of houses treated 1933
Number of other premises treated 999
Number of visits made to houses 11,655
Number of visits made to other premises 5,870
Number of treatments of sewers carried out 2
Reception House.
The portion of the Health Centre which had in the past been
maintained by the Council as a Reception House (for persons who
could not remain in their own rooms whilst these were being cleansed
after infectious disease, or who had no alternative accommodation
in which to reside during housing repairs) was by agreement with
the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board taken over by
the Board for the purpose of accommodating the administrative side
of the Mass Radiography Unit.
The Islington Borough Council kindly agreed to provide
accommodation for Finsbury residents at their Reception House as
and when the occasion should arise. The necessity to take advantage
of this arrangement did subsequently arise early in the year, when,
as the result of an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough, the
remaining members of the family concerned (6 adults and 4 children)
who were immediate contacts of the patients had to be isolated for a
period of approximately one month.
Disinfection.
Disinfection is carried out in all cases after infectious disease
has occurred when this is considered necessary, and in other cases