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Section 50. Burial or Cremation of the Dead.
Arrangements were made during the year for the burial of 29
cases, of whom 19 were males. 10 were females.
All were Lambeth cases. The net cost to the Council was
£ 143 17s. 5d.
THE PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS
During the year 1954, 727 complaints have been investigated.
Of these, 551 were found to be brown (common) rats, 1 black (ship)
rat, 128 mice, and 47 were found to be not justified: 927 baitings
were carried out and in 87 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 914
Revisits 1,082
Notices served 8
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 were many complaints during the year of insect infestations
which were effectively combatted. The usual offenders were
wood boring beetles,psocids, ants, cockroaches, drug store beetles,
carpet beetles, clothes moths, and weevils.
REHOUSING AND OVERCROWDING
2057 cases have been investigated with the following results:-
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL- Cases
Overcrowding 42
Illness 142
Insanitary conditions 462
LAMBETH BOROUGH COUNCIL-
Health (Medical Certificates) 652
Insanitary Conditions 161
Inquiries from other Authorities 60
During this period the L.C.C. have
rehoused 538