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Mitcham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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39
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS.
Number of Council houses disinfested during 1936 80
Methods employed—
177 rooms treated with sulphur dioxide gas.
131 rooms treated with insecticide sprays.
Number of private houses disinfested by Council staff 8
Methods employed—
8 rooms treated with sulphur dioxide gas.
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14 rooms treated with insecticide sprays.
Number of private houses disinfested—
(a) Owners after notice 12
(b) Occupiers after notice 6
One van load of furniture from a Council house was
treated with cyanide gas.
The above analysis of methods employed is inclusive of rooms
treated on more than one occasion during the year, and also rooms
in which more than one method has been used on one occasion.
SHOPS.
See under Chief Sanitary Inspector's report.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In connection with the administration of the Public Health and other Acts the following legal proceedings were undertaken during 1936:—
| Particulars. | Result. |
|---|---|
| Summons under Petroleum (Consolidation Act, 1928) | Case dismissed. |
| Summons under P.H.A., 1875 Sec. 91 | Fined £5 and 8s. 6d. costs. |
| „ „ „ 114 | Fined £3 and £10 costs. |
| Summons under Town Planning Act | Fined £2. |
SCHOOLS.
The supervision of the public elementary schools is under the
control of the Education Department of the Surrey County Council.