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During 1935, with the consent of the Church authorities, the
Council undertook the destruction of pigeons infesting St. Luke's
and St. Peter's Churches, 152 birds being destroyed.
Propaganda.
The Council during 1935 made a grant of £10 to the Central
Council for Health Education in furtherance of their work of
education in the principles of health.
They also gave support to lectures arranged by the British
Social Hygiene Council, which are referred to on page 70.
A booklet enumerating the various activities of the Public
Health Department was prepared by order of the Health Committee,
and distributed in large numbers among the inhabitants of the
Borough. A shorter brochure, containing in compact form particulars
of the public health services available was also issued to the
medical practitioners practising in Battersea.
Various leaflets with regard to diphtheria, measles, &c., were
issued to families in which these diseases occurred, and posters were
exhibited from time to time with regard to infant life protection,
rats and mice, &c.
Fouling of Footways by Dogs.
One offence against the Council's bye-law with regard to the
fouling of footways by dogs was reported during the year, and by
order of the Committee the offender was cautioned.
The application of this bye-law to the Borough appears undoubtedly
to have effected a diminution of this objectionable form of
nuisance on the public footways.
Personal Cleansing Station.
During the year 1935, there were 3,791 children and 194 adults
cleansed and treated at the station. Of the 3,791 children attending,
1,049 were suffering from scabies or itch, a contagious parasitic
skin affection. The remainder were verminous. Of these children
3,750 attended from the public elementary schools in the Borough
by arrangement with the London County Council, who have entered
into a contract with the Borough Council for the use of their
Personal Cleansing Station. The cleansing and treatment of the
school children is carried out under the supervision of officers of
the London County Council while the disinfestation of the clothing
and of the homes is carried out concurrently by the Borough
Council's sanitary staff.
The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed
and treated at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure
incurred since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous
persons was begun.