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Section 137(1) Effluvium Nuisances—(No. of Summonses 11)
Legal proceeding were heard on the 13th December concerning Nos. 1.3
Highbury Station Road under Section 137(1) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936 for using these premises on specified dates for a process causing effluvia
contrary to the above Section.

Disinfection and Disinfestation.
During the year under review the work usually carried out at the Disinfecting
and Bathing Stations was dealt with at the Pine Street Health Centre, Finsbury, as the
replacement of the boiler and disinfecting plant at Seven Sisters Road was not
completed. Thanks are due to the Finsbury Borough Council, its Medical Officer of
Health and Staff for the facilities placed at the disposal of this department, which
enabled the disinfection of articles and the treatment of verminous and other cases
from Islington to be carried out expeditiously.
969 rooms were disinfected after cases of infectious or other disease.
A total of 989 rooms were treated for vermin, of which 320 were disinfested
free of charge. The majority of free cases were on behalf of elderly or infirm
persons.
The Council continued to make a charge of 7/6d. for the first room and 5/- for
every additional room treated for verminous conditions.
The effects of 139 families were treated with D.D.T. as a precautionary measure.
In addition five treatments for flies were carried out on static water tanks,
bombed sites, etc. *
The Sanitary Inspector paid 54 visits to a factory to supervise the treatment of
267 bales of stockings or other materials for export. The total weight of bales
treated was 95 tons 17 cwts. 3 qtrs. 14 lbs.