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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 21 were males. 8 were females.
All were Lambeth cases. The net cost to the Council was
£191. 11. 8d.
THE PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS
During the year 1955, 954 complaints have been investigated.
Of these. 733 were found to be brown (common) rats. 3 black (ship)
rats, 153 mice, and 65 were found to be not justified: 1. 035 bai tings
were carried out and in 128 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 theyear. In no case has the infestation
been of a serious character.
Inspections 1, 226
Revisits 1, 284
Notices served 8
Sewer treatment with poison was 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, weevils, clover mites and silverfish.
REHOUSING AND OVERCROWDING
2178 cases have been investigated with the following results: -
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL Cases
Overcrowding 6 1
Illness 277
Insanitary conditions 705
LAMBETH BOROUGH COUNCIL
Health (Medical Certifiactes) 628
Insanitary conditions 217
Inquiries from other Authorities 72
During this period the L. C. C.
have rehoused 218