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DISINFECTION. DISINFESTATIOH & LAUNDRY SERVICES
The following details relate to the services provided by the
Disinfecting Superintendent and his staff during 1953:-
No: of rooms disinfected after Infectious Disease 184.
No: of articles stoved 6,061
No: of rooms disinfested 639
No: of inspections made of prospective Council tenants 372
Laundry carried out for the Dust Destructor staff:-
Roller Towels 2 Hand towels 71 Boiler suits 23
Bath towels 1,720 Dust coats 24 Duffle coats 7
The Disinfecting Superintendent has also dealt with many kinds of
infestation such as cockroaches, beetles, ants, silver fish, moths etc.
List of verminous and stained articles destroyed during 1953:-
Bedsprings 8
Bedsteads 7
Mattresses 42
Beds 10
Divans 2
Pillows 22
Sheets 5
Blankets 7
Quilts 2
Clothing 120
Furniture 12
Miscellaneous pieces 253
Total 490
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Public Health Nuisance Summonses:
During the year ended 1953, 152 summonses were down for hearing at
the West London Magistrates Court and the Kensington Divisional Petty
Sessions with regard to cases where owners had failed to comply with
Statutory Notices served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. The
cases were dealt with as follows:-
No: of
Summonses
served
Not of
Orders
made
No.of cases where
daily penalties
were awarded.
No: of cases
withdrawn, or
adjourned sine die
152
14
3
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