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6.
Sanitary Circumstances and Administration (contd.)
No legal proceedings were instituted during
the year to enforce compliance with notices served
under the Public Health (London) Act 1936.
DISINFECTION. During the year 195 rooms were
disinfected after cases of infectious or other disease.
Of these 23 were rooms which had been occupied by
tuberculous persons. In addition 110 rooms were
disinfested of vermin. At the disinfecting station
5,474 articles of bedding, clothing etc, were disinfected.
The furniture of 2 tenants removing to the
London County Council estates or the Council's flats
was treated by cyanide fumigation, the process being
carried out by the Royal Borough of Kensington under.
agreement with the Holborn Borough Council.
CLEANSING STATION. The number of-verminous persons
cleansed during the year was 98 males and 1 female.
50 persons (19 males, 18 females and 13 children) were
cleansed for scabies. Under the scheme arranged with
the London County Council 732 attendances were made by
children from elementary schools for cleansing at the
station.
HOUSING The total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects was 384, the number found not to be
in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation being
86. The number rendered fit in consequence of informal
action being taken by the Sanitary Inspectors was 86
and the number in respect of which statutory notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied was 53.