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During the year, the Council's disintectors disintested 44 verminous
rooms and contents, and, in addition, as a result of the action
of the Sanitary Inspectors, 156 verminous rooms in 79 houses and 34
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.