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Steam Disinfection.
4,084 articles of clothing or bedding were subjected to steam disinfection.
Static water tanks, air-raid shelters, bombed sites, etc.
Complaints were again received concerning the tipping of refuse, the accumulation
of water and other nuisances arising in respect of static water tanks and on
bombed or vacant sites in the Borough. With the co-operation of the Council's
Cleansing Superintendent, putrescible matter was removed by his department upon
receipt of a request from the Sanitary Inspector.
The following action was taken :—
Visits to bombed sites 161
Visits to air-raid shelters and static water tanks 61
Vacant land cleansed 24
Vacant land enclosed 2
Derelict buildings enclosed 1
Static water tanks cleansed 6
Thanks are also due to the London Fire Brigade for the co-operation of its
staff in pumping out stagnant water from water tanks.
Fly Infestation.
The anti-fly treatment at the Council's Ashburton Grove Depot commenced
on 3rd June and continued during the summer months. It was considered that
particular attention should be paid to this area during the railway strike which
occurred during the year and the Sanitary Inspector concerned kept the depot under
active observation. The quantity of refuse dealt with at this depot has, however,
been considerably reduced and, therefore, the commencement of the treatment was
found not to be of such an urgent nature as it otherwise might have been.
Atmospheric Pollution.
Public Heal:h (London) Act, 1936—Part V.
The Committee in 1953 appointed the Medical Officer of Health, or deputy
nominated by him, as its representative to the Standing Conference of Co-operating
Bodies relating to Atmospheric Pollution set up by the Department of Scientific
and Industrial Research. The Conference met on two occasions and the Committee
was informed of the proceedings.
During the year the Government considered the Clean Air Bill, which was
published in July. It was not, however, placed on the Statute Book by the end of
the year under review. The Bill, which has as its object the implementation of the