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1936
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INFIRM PERSONS. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS)
ACT, 1928, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936,
SECTION 224.
During the year 17 cases, 14 females and 3 males, came to the notice of the
Medical Officer of Health and were duly reported to the Public Health Committee,
with the result that in 4 cases Orders of the Justices were obtained for removal to
an institution; 6 entered an institution voluntarily, 2 died before admission to an
institution, 2 were taken care of by relatives. In 2 cases the conditions under which
the persons lived were improved and in 1 case the circumstances were such that it
did not become necessary to take further action.
SEWER EMANATIONS.
Complaints were received from persons living in the neighbourhood of Gifford
Street of smells emanating from the London County Council's sewer in Gifford
Street, and communications were addressed to the London County Council on the
subject, who replied to the effect that as experiments made with ozone apparatus
with a view to rendering the air extracted from the ventilating shaft near Gifford
Street free from unpleasant smells had not been successful, the experiments had
been discontinued and the ventilating shaft had been sealed temporarily. When
this had been effected the complaints ceased.
SCHOOLS.
As stated in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1934, the
inspection of school children in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington comes under
the administration of the London County Council, but the general sanitary inspection
is within the purview of the Borough Council's Public Health Department.
The number of private schools is now 12, as 3 ceased to be used as such during 1936.
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
(9 and 10 Geo. 5, Ch. 72)
The activities in connection with Rat Week were similar to those in the previous
year ; bills were posted throughout the Borough intimating the distribution of rat
baits, and leaflets were distributed giving definite instructions.
It was noted this year that the demand for baits did not come immediately in
rat week, but the week after, no doubt due to the propaganda.
During the year 1936 the number of complaints received was 191
The number of private houses visited under the Rats and
Mice (Destruction) Act 329
The number of shops and factories visited 46
The total premises inspected 375
Street work visits numbered 203
Number of premises proved to be rat infested 133
Number of premises in which infestation was due to mice 6
Number of notices served 99
Drain defects remedied as a result of complaint of rat trouble 31
The following Table summarises the work under the Act during the years
1929 to 1936.