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Inflation (of Meat and Fish). —It having been suggested
to the London County Council that that body should promote
legislation prohibiting this practice, the Metropolitan
Borough Councils were circularised by the County Council
on the matter, and your Council expressed the opinion that
such legislation should be promoted.
Unsound Food.—The systematic inspection of street
markets, and shops, on Saturday nights was maintained
during the year.
The total number of inspections was 1,301, including the
Saturday night visits.
I should like to see greater activity in this matter of
food inspection, but the routine duties of the Inspectors
render any great extension in this direction impossible.
One seizure of meat from a retail shop was made by
Inspector Nash in July. The matter was duly reported to
the Public Health Committee, and an explanation was
submitted by the owner, who was cautioned by the Committee.
Disinfection and Disinfestation.
The total number of articles disinfected at the Council's.
Disinfecting Station at Peckham Park Road Depot was
40,222, whilst the number of articles destroyed was 1,151,
the latter mostly mattresses.
966 mattresses and cushions were re-tabbed. Visits to
infected houses numbered 3,976, and 1,977 rooms were
disinfected. The duties of the disinfecting staff under the
control of Mr. A. Franklin include the destruction of
unsound food.
3,248 verminous children and 58 adults were cleansed,
and 961 children and 19 adults were treated for scabies at
the Cleansing Station during 1923. 135 verminous premises
were sprayed.
SECTION 8.
(See page 2 —Staff.)
SECTION 9.
HOUSING.
During 1923 the remaining 12 houses under the Camberbell
well Housing Scheme, which were in course of erection at
the time of the last Annual Report, were completed.
Private enterprise was responsible for the construction
of two fiats on the North Side of the Borough and 94
houses on the South Side of the Borough.