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of the Sanitary Inspectors, 135 verminous rooms in 67 houses and 40
sets of beds and bedding were also cleansed and freed from vermin.
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 any families 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 in the
Electricity Yard, Lithos Road.
Tuberculosis.
Notification.
During the year 1933, 104 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
94 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 10 other forms of
the disease. Three certificates relating to Pulmonary cases were subsequently
withdrawn.
There were 8 deaths of persons certified during the year as due
to tuberculosis, who had not previously been notified. The total
number of deaths from tuberculosis was 40 and the ratio of nonnotified
tuberculosis deaths to total tuberculosis deaths was, therefore,
1 in 5.