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THE DISINFECTING AND CLEANSING STATION.
During the year ending December 31st, 1916, the following
disinfecting and cleansing work was performed at the station:—
Total number of textile articles disinfected 15,157
Total number of books from Public Library
disinfected 97
Total number of verminous persons cleansed 277
All the verminous persons cleansed were children of school
age, with the exception of 5 adults.
In addition to the disinfection of rooms on account of the
notified infectious diseases, 100 were fumigated on account of
vermin, 30 on account of Consumption, 2 on account of Cancer,
and 20 on account of Measles.
During the year the Borough Council continued its agreement
with the Education Department of the London County Council to
bathe and cleanse verminous school children.
NOTES UPON SANITARY WORK PERFORMED
DURING THE YEAR 1916.
It will be seen from the accompanying Report of the Chief
Sanitary Inspector that a large amount of sanitary work has been
performed during the year; 3,584 premises were inspected for conditions
injurious or dangerous to health, and insanitary conditions
varying in their nature from slight to very grave were discovered
in a large number of instances; 370 Intimation Notices, followed
in 5 cases by Statutory Notices, were complied with. Of 3,584
premises inspected, only 175 inspections were made as the result
of complaints by householders and others, and this circumstance
will serve to accentuate the importance of prosecuting a fairly
constant system of house-to-house inspection in at least the poorer
parts of the Borough. In the case of 39 of the complaints received,