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15.
ERADICATION OF BUGS:
In the case of 23 Council flats and 90 other houses, bugs
were found and remedial measures were taken. Arrangements were also
made in the case of 8 new entrants to the Council's flats for routine
disinfestation of their furniture by means of cyanide gas by
arrangement with the Islington Borough Council.
CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS:
The London County Council continued to utilize the Cleansing
Station for the treatment of school-children during mornings only, the
afternoons being reserved for dealing with Finsbury adults and pre-school
children. 3,591 treatments were given during the year to L.C.C. school-,
children and 1,926 treatments to all other cases
Home visiting of scabies cases and contacts was continued and
the Nurse-in-Charge of the Cleansing Station made 325 home visits
during the year.
SHOPS: The number of inspections made under the Shops Act 1934 during
1944 was 84.
RAG FLOCK: The number of samples of Rag Flock taken during the year was 3.
CANAL BOATS:
The total number of canal boats inspected during the year was
75, none of which carried any offensive cargo. Contravention of
statutory requirements had taken place in 12 instances. There was no
discovery or notification of infection disease. The number of children
on the boats was 35, of whom 21 were of school age.
AGED AND INFIRM PERSONS:
No application for compulsory removal to hospital was made
during the year. Aged persons known to the Department to be living
alone are visited periodically to ensure that institutional treatment
or care is obtained if necessary. There were at the end of the year
14 persons on the register kept for the purpose, to whom 103 visits
were made.
STREET TRADERS:
76 visits were made to the premises of street traders
dealing in foodstuffs.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES:
There is one Common Lodging House in the Borough, situate at
No. 88, Old Street and the number of visits made by the Sanitary
Inspector was 38.