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Section 50. Burial or Cremation of the Dead.
Arrangements were made during the year for the burial of 33
cases, of whom 22 were males, 11 were females.
All were Lambeth cases. The net cost to the Council was £167.
THE PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS
During the year 1952, 811 complaints have been investigated.
Of these, 583 were found to be brown (common) rats, 8 black
(ship) rats, 153 mice, and 67 were found to be not justified;
953 baitings were carried out, and in 70 cases defective or
disused drains were found to be the cause of infestations and
were dealt with by the Borough Engineer and the Sanitary Inspectors.
No major infestations have come to light during the year. There
has been a further reduction in the number of black rat
infestations, and in no case has the infestation been of a serious
character.
Inspections 1, 106
Revisits 980
Notices served 10
Once again, two separate sewer treatments with poison have
been carried out by the Borough Engineer's department during the
year in conjunction with the rodent officer and his staff.
There are every year a number of complaints of the presence
of many arthropods, mainly insects, and during the year, ants,
clothes moths, cockroaches, steam flies, drugs tore beetles, various
weevils,' woodboring beetles, mites and many others were the
occasion of nuisances to ratepayers.
REHOUSING AND OVERCROWDING
2,718 cases were examined and reports sent to the County
Council with copies to the Borough Council's rehousing department.
Of this number, 65 Orange forms (overcrowding) were forwarded
to the County Council and 164 preferential forms on medical grounds.
For the Council's housing department priority recommendations
numbered 51, and no preference 69. Information upon 66 cases was
forwarded to other districts. Cases not overcrowded and without
need for preference numbered 533, deferred cases for which no
immediate grounds for giving preference was possible were 346.
Points on the Council's scheme were recommended in 981 cases
where the application was reinforced with a medical certificate.
Consultation with the family doctor is often required in order
to elucidate the exact need. The 196 remaining cases were those
in which no change in circumstances was discovered on revisiting.
As a result of these activities the County Council rehoused
during the year 82 Orange form and 165 preferential cases.