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Disinfection
Disinfection is carried out in all cases after infectious disease
has occurred when it is considered necessary and in other cases on
request generally after advice has been given that it would be advisable for it to be carried out.

Bedding and clothing were brought to the Disinfecting Station in
the Health Centre in these cases, and disinfected with steam. In all,
including the cases where this was carried out for the control of vermin, 7,942 articles were treated.
Goods, mostly clothing were also disinfected on behalf of certain
export firms as follows:-
Number of articles 170, 337
Number of times disinfecting plant charged 422¼
Nuisance from Pigeons
In order to control the number of pigeons in the borough, licences
have been granted for catching them in the streets and open spaces as
they are liable to become a public nuisance and to do much damage
Enquiries are made as to the means employed by those authorized to
ensure that they are humane and as to disposal of the carcasses to
ensure that birds unfit for human consumption are not sold for this
purpose. During 1957 two licences were in force.
Under the provisions of Section 121 of the Public Health (London)
Act 1936 the Council used its powers to abate a nuisance caused by
Pigeons congregating on certain premises in the borough. This involved a series of visits by a firm of contractors to destroy pigeons
and to place pigeon scarers.