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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
2,000 samples of food and drugs were submitted to the
Public Analyst during the year of which 35 were adulterated.
Unfortunately legal proceedings had to be instituted in six
cases because fraudulent dealings seemed to be intentional.
33½ tons of unsound food were condemned during the year and
utilised to the best advantage in various processes.
SCABIES AND VERMINOUS PERSONS
The incidence of scabies has materially increased
during 1940 and 1941 but the arrangements made many years ago
with the adjoining councils of Battersea and Southwark have
copeds satisfactorily with the increased numbers. The spray
baths at first aid posts for gas cleansing have been used on
several occasions by refugees and other members of the public
desirous of obtaining a hot bath. A total of 327 persons were
treated at the cleansing stations and given 721 baths.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
The incidence of no particular infectious disease calls
for comment but the exceedingly small numbers of all kinds is
puzzling when they received every encouragement to spread from
environmental conditions of shelter life and black out.

Tuberculosis
Notifications received during the year
ended 31st December. 1940.
Pulmonary 297 (446)
Non-pulmonary 41 (74)
Deaths certified 202 (241)