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Bedding.
By arrangement with the Joint Hospital Board, bedding can
be removed and stoved at the hospital at the expense of the owner.
The question of the provision of a Cleansing Station, which
would provide steam disinfection and for disinfestation, had been
considered but on financial grounds the proposal was rejected.
An airtight cabinet has been fitted with shelves and hangers
for the reception of books and clothing. Infected articles are
placed inside and sprayed with formalin, the cabinct then being
shut and left for 12 hours. .
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
Many complaints have been received with respect to rats,
chiefly from new houses and shops bordering undeveloped areas
or open spaccs. In one instance—at High Road, Chadwell Heath—
this nuisance has been aggravated by the demolition of very old
farm buildings including many pig-sties, and the consequent displacement
of the rats. With the co-operation of the occupiers
of the various premises the poisons, etc., supplied by the Council
have proved to be effective.
Smoke Abatement.
No action has been necessary during the year for the abatement
of smoke.
Offensive Trades.
Fried Fish Shops.
Consent was granted to the establishing of five new fried fish
shops in the district. All consents to the opening of fried fish
shops are now, under Section 44, Public Health Act, 1025, limited
to a period of one year.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.
There are no premises in the district in which Rag Flock is
manufactured, used or sold.
There arc no underground sleeping rooms in this district.
Mortuary.
The Council's Mortuary, situated in Church Street, Dagenham,
is a one-roomed building, fitted with one table. The attendant
lives at No. 4, Church Street, in close proximity to the premises.
during the year 40 eases were admitted and post-mortem
laminations carried out on 31 of them.