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Other seasonal infestations which cause a good deal of
trouble are clover mites and small fruit flies , neither of which
have any medical significance but which can cause considerable
annoyance to the occupants of a house.
A total of 327 rooms in 114 premises were treated during
1961. In addition to the ordinary disinfection or disinfestation
of premises , 21 filthy or verminous rooms were cleared after
the death or removal of the occupant,
On a special and unusual request by an importer, 191
crates containing 170s000 children's cane shopping baskets in—
tended to be sold containing chocolate Easter eggs were disinfec—
ted and made safe. The baskets had come from Hong Kong and
it was thought that some may have been infested with a minute
insect.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
The Ministry of Health requires that this Report should
include information on certain points concerning water supply and
sewerage.
Water Supply
All the drinking water used in the Borough is supplied by
the Metropolitan Water Board. There are no private wells in
use. Routine examination of the water supply is not carried out
by the Council but examinations are carried out if any complaint
is received or if there is any reason to suspect the purity of any
particular supply.
The water supply to the whole of the Borough has been
satisfactory both in quality and quantity.
No samples of raw water have been examined but one sample
for bacteriological examination and one for chemical analysis have
been taken of drinking water from a dwelling where there had been
a complaint. Both samples were found to be satisfactory.
Some of the water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board
has a plumbo solvent action and the 38th report by the Director of