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Test baiting and where necessary, treatment is carried out to sewers watercourses,
tips etc Destruction of part of the rat population by chemical or other
poisoning may increase the food supply and improve the chances of survival of the
remainder. Eradication requires environmental conditions which hinder survival
i.e no food and no shelter and occupiers of premises should bear this in mind
SHOPS ACT 1950 SECTION 38 - Shops require to be reasonably ventilated heated
and lighted and there should be suitable and sufficient sanitary and washing facilities
for the persons employed therein In this connection 12 inspections were made
during the year
No certificate of exemption re provision of sanitary accommodation was granted
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951 This Act is designed to ensure
that filling materials used in upholstery etc comply with prescribed conditions
of cleanliness Premises using filling materials have to be registered and premises
where rag flock is manufactured or stored have to be licensed It is an offence to
sell articles containing unclean materials Certain records have to be kept on
registered and licensed premises and authorised officers of a local authority have
powers to enter inspect and take samples Under this Act. five premises in the
Borough have been registered and the Public Health Inspectors made 5 visits of
inspection,
SWIMMING BATHS Three swimming baths are provided by the Council and one private
swimming bath was in operation in the Borough The size and extent of useage of
the three municipal baths are shown below
Hounslow Heston Isleworth
Area of bath major 75' x 30' 100 x 48' 100 x 48'
minor 50' x 25' -
Capacity of bath (gallons) major 71,000 200.000 200 000
minor 36,000
Total number of persons using swimming
bath in 1956 128,039 160,903 138 699
Maximum number of persons using
swimming bath on any one day 901 1,475 912
No of slipper baths Male 15 - 11
Female 9 - 11
No of persons using slipper baths
during 1956 41,644 - 24,997
The baths waters are treated by continuous filtration and breakpoint chlorination
While baths' staff do everything to maintain a 'safe' standard of bath water the
bathers could assist very materially by the observance of strict personal hygiene
During the year 7 samples of baths water were taken and all were found to be satisfactory
VERMINOUS PREMISES AND ARTICLES - No action had to be taken under Sections 83
and 84 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
VERMINOUS PERSONS-No verminous person was cleansed under the provisions of
Section 85 of the Public Health Act 1936 During the year 129 children in attendance
at schools in the Borough were found to be verminous and because of the
failure of parents to take necessary action 35 of these children had to be cleansed
by the School Health Department,
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