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(iv) Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts,
1930 and 1933.—The Senior Sanitary Inspector was authorised by the Council
in December, 1919, to make visits and certify under the provisions of the Acts.
One application was received under Section 2 (4) of the Act.
(v) Swimming Baths and Pools.—vide previous reports.
Samples of water for examination were taken from the open-air swimming
baths during June and July, and during February, April and December
in respect of the indoor bath. All the samples were satisfactory.
(vi) Special Classes of Premises and Occupations Subject to Control
by the Local Authority.—(a) Under the Public Health Act, 1936, fish frying
ceased to be an offensive trade after 1st October, 1940. Up to that date
one fish-frying licence (which was a transfer) had been granted in respect of 1
premise, and 7 licences, affecting 7 premises, were renewed.
It is necessary, however, for premises used for fish frying to be registered
under Section 80 of the Ilford Corporation Act, 1937.
(b) Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.—No licence to act as slaughterman
was granted during the year.
(vii) Eradication of Bed Bugs.
(la) Council Houses:—
Found to be infested 8
Disinfested 8
(lb) Other Houses:—
Found to be infested 24
Disinfested (including 7 found in 1939) 31
(2) Methods employed:—
Stripping of walls; removal of woodwork, viz-, picture rails, skirting
mouldings, etc.; spraying by "Rodesco" Insecticide, and repeated
where necessary; removal of bedding for disinfection by steam, stopping
of injured wall surfaces later.
(3) Where necessary the above methods have been employed for ensuring
that the belongings of tenants are free from vermin before removal
to Ilford Council houses.
(4) The work of disinfestation has been carried out by the Local Authority
in the case of Ilford Council Houses, generally by the owners and
occupiers in the case of private property, and by the L.C.C. for their
own houses.
(viii) Under Section 25 of the Burial Act, 1857, supervision was carried
out on one occasion in connection with the removal and re-interment of human
remains at Buckingham Road Cemetery, an exhumation licence having been
issued by H. M. Home Office.
(ix) Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.—There are no premises on which
rag flock is manufactured or used.