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In November this Council, at the request of the London County
Council, consented to allow the Health Visitors to carry out home
visiting; with regard to blind children in the Borough up to the
age of five years.
During the short time available no case came within the notice
of the Health Visitors.
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK.
The long-standing arrangement with the Bacteriological
Department of the Seamen's Hospital has been in force throughout
the year, whereby that Institution carried out all necessary chemical
and bacteriological work for this Department, other than under the
Sale of Food and Drugs Act, and in this connection 2,542 specimens
have been examined for Diphtheria, 13 for Typhoid Fever,
433 for Tuberculosis, and 11 for other various conditions.
Fuller details respecting results of the examinations of these
specimens will be found under the different headings of the individual
diseases.
HOUSING.
Following on the particulars given in my last Report, the
Ministry of Health, after considerable negotiation, agreed to the
acceptance of the tender of the Guild of Builders (London), Ltd.,for
the erection of 164 houses on section 2 of the Council's site, and 26
houses or. the East Mascall's site, Charlton Road. The contract
was duly entered into, and the works proceeded to the extent that
55 houses were completed and occupied during the period covered
by this Report, which, with 18 houses under the first building contract,
and 50 tenements provided by the conversion of houses, made
provision for 123 families.
Insanitary Areas.—As, after consultation and correspondence
with the Housing Department of the London County Council, there
did not appear to be any likelihood of these areas (see Appendices)
being dealt with by the London County Council in the near future,
I reported towards the end of the year further on the subject,
suggesting that possibly an arrangement might be made between the
London County Council and this Council, whereby the London
County Council should authorise this Council to carry out reconstruction
schemes in reference to certain of these areas, particularly
the worst district in the Borough, viz., East and West Street and
Hardens Manorway, Charlton, an area comprising some 205 houses
with an approximate population of 1,000 persons.