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No action was taken under Section 26 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, which provides for the compulsory
cleansing of verminous persons, nor was it found necessary to
enforce Sections 59 and 105 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
as extended by the London County Council (General Powers) Act of
1922, under which the cleansing or destruction of filthy, etc., or verminous
articles, and the cleansing of houses infested with vermin can
be insisted upon.
Shelter.
The Council is required to provide, free of charge, accommodation
with any necessary attendants, for the members of any family in which
any dangerous infectious disease has appeared, who have been compelled
to leave their dwellings for the purpose of enabling such
dwellings to be disinfected. The Shelter consists of a small cottage
devoted entirely to this purpose in the Electricity Yard, Lithos Road.
It consists of three rooms, two downstairs and one upstairs, with a
lavatory on each floor.
It was not found necessary to house any families in the Shelter
during the year.