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Most of the children mentioned above were brought by officers of the former London County
Council and of the Inner London Education Authority under Powers conferred upon them by the
Education Act, 1944. Payment is made by the Inner London Education Authority at the rate of
3s. per child in respect of both verminous conditions and scabies, subject to a minimum annual
payment of £250.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
B. Whilst it is known that in most illness the only requirement to prevent the spread of
infection is thorough cleansing with soap and water, there remains a popular demand for disinfection
after some ailments, such as cancer. Where requests are made for the disinfection of rooms in
private houses they are sprayed with formalin solution, although it is realised that this is usi-ally
unnecessary.
Where infestation occurs, premises are sprayed with a D.D.T. solution, the residual
effect of which is to diminish the chance of re-infestation.
If necessary, articles of clothing are removed to the cleansing station and treated by
steam disinfection.
The number of premises (rooms) sprayed in 1965 was 957 and the number of articles
disinfected was 2,953. Details are given in the Appendix, table 15.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES
The Public Health Act, 1936 requires each local authority to keep a register of common
lodging houses, and no person may keep a common lodging house, or receive a lodger therein,
unless he be registered as the keeper.
There are two common lodging houses registered in the Borough, one of which is owned
by the Council. Both are periodically inspected by the Council's public health inspectors.
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1961
Tragedies have frequently occurred in the past when a child's nightdress caught alight
and the child severely burnt. Regulations under this Act which came into force on 1 October 1964,
provide that no person shall sell, or have in his possession for sale, a child's nightdress which is
not made of a flame-resisting material complying with the standard set out in the regulations.
During the year 4 children's nightdresses were purchased and submitted to an authorised
testing laboratory for examination. All complied with the prescribed low flammability requirements.
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