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this Council's and the London County Council's blocks of flats where
dustchutes are used. 263 dustchutes with 921 openings were sprayed.
One private block containing 9 chutes was also included in this treatment.
The caretakers of the Council's flats were also provided with
sprayers, 16 gallons insecticide and 120 lbs powder, for use in connection
with the containers at the base of the dustchutes, particularly after these
had been cleaned out, and for the sites of the bins used for the storage of
kitchen waste. In addition treatment by spraying was carried out in 28
houses by staff from the disinfecting station following complaints from the
householders concerned. In a number of cases a supply of insecticide
containing 5 per cent. DDT was also left with the householders for use
in their own sprayers.
Sections of the rivers where the water tends to be stagnant were
sprayed with 5 per cent. DDT in a kerosene base, a total of 40 gallons
being used, as an anti-mosquito precaution on 3 occasions.
Health Education
During the year the food inspectors during the course of their
routine inspections of food shops took the opportunities offered to put
over items of health education to the occupiers, and on occasion to the
food handlers. A large number of posters were obtained from central
agencies in connection with health education generally and more particularly
perhaps with environmental hygiene and home safety; and a
new leaflet, on burns and scalds, was got out by the Department.
At the end of the year preparations were made for the issue of a
quarterly Bulletin on home safety to be distributed to some 300 organisations
iini the borough. In the course of the year seven lectures or talks
were delivered by Health Department staff, three of these to Boy
Scout groups, three to older schoolgirls, and one to a women's co-operative
guild.
Public Mortuary and Coroner's Court
The premises are situated in Ladywell Road and comprise a court
room, witness room, coroner's office, caretaker's apartments and mortuary.
The number of bodies taken to the mortuary during the year was
630, of which 271 were received from institutions, 630 postmortem
examinations were made and inquests were held in 85 cases.