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The number of verminous persons who received treatment at the
Medicinal Baths up to the end of the year was 485, comprising 146
males and 339 females (adults and children other than school children),
and 110 persons received treatment at the Kensington Medicinal Baths
from the beginning of the year up to the end of April.
The weight of bedding etc. disinfected during the year was as
follows:-
By Kensington Borough Council until the termination
of the agreement 7 tons
At the Councils Disinfecting Station 16½ tons
In addition about 4 tons of bedding etc. in use by the Civil
Defence Services of the Borough received treatment at the new Disinfecting
Station.
The number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence of
infectious disease was 224.
cleansing of verminous rooms.
Notices under Section 123 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, were served with respect to 2 premises, the verminous rooms
concerned being 3? which were satisfactorily dealt with. Many
premises, however, were dealt with without recourse to the service of
notices, and the owners of 21 premises took advantage of the arrangement
whereby the Council spray verminous rooms at a charge of 7s. 6d.
a room. Forty-three rooms vvere so dealt with.
bacteriological work.
The number of examinations made was 303, which included 174
for diphtheria, and 110 for tuberculosis. Eight of the former and
9 of the latter were positive.
rent and mortgage interest (restrictions) acts.
One certificate was issued under the provisions of these acts.
bakehouses.
At the end of the year the number of level bakehouses was 12,
land of underground 26. Inspections numbered 6l, being considerably
fewer than the number recorded for the previous year.
shops acts.
First inspections numbered 7, and reinspections 879. No
exemption certificates were applied for, and no legal proceedings were
hecessary.
work of the district inspectors.
Owing to calls on the inspectorial staff for duties in
connection with Air Raid Precautions, only three Sanitary Inspectors
were available for the greater part of the year for dealing with
complaints and carrying out routine inspection of premises. The
particulars given below include inspections of tenement houses, which
lave not been recorded separately.
Number of complaints received 759
Number of first inspections 1047
Number of reinspections 5123
Legal proceedings were instituted in 15 instances for offences
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 or for contraventions of
"he Bye-laws.