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No. of attendances at Dispensary 3984 1780
No. of visits by Tuberculosis Officers 293 104
No. of visits by Tuberculosis Nurses 2254 1346
No. of cases on Dispensary Register
at end of year 450 243
EDICINAL BATHS AND DISINFECTING STATION. These arrangements have
Continued to function satisfactorily throughout the year in spite of
in increased number of persons who have required treatment. During
August two additional bath cubicles were taken ever for women, and
another female attendant was subsequently engaged.
The number of persons suffering from scabies who received treatment
during the year was 845, comprising 313 males and 532 females, (adults
Other than school children).
The number of verminous persons cleansed was 107 (29 males, 78 females).
other than of bedding etc. disinfected during the year after infectious
disease was approximately 23½ tons. In addition about 6½ tons of
Redding etc. in use by the Civil Defence Services of the Borough receivel
treatment.
The number of rooms disinfected, after the occurrence of infectious
disease was 211.
CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS ROOMS. Notices under Section 123 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, were served with respect to 11 premises,
the verminous rooms concerned being 15, which were satisfactorily
dealt with. Many premises, however, were dealt with without
recourse to the service of notices, and the owners or occupiers of 46
premises took advantage of the arrangements v.hereby the Council spray
rerminous rooms at a charge of 7s. 6d. a room. Seventy-four rooms
Were so dealt with.
BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK. The number of examinations made was 320,
Which included 192 for diphtheria, and 115 for tuberculosis. Eight of
the former and 7 of the latter were positive.
RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS) ACTS. Two applications
for certificates were received, and in respect of one a certificate was
issued,
FACTORIES ACT, 1957. Two hundred and twenty-eight inspections and
visits were paid.
BAKEHOUSES. At the end of the year the number of level bakehouses
was 14, and of basement bakehouses 26. Inspections numbered 97.
SHOPS ACTS. Inspections of all kinds numbered 879. No exemption
certificates were applied for, and no legal proceedings were necessary.
WORK OF THE DISTRICT INSPECTORS. Owing to calls on the inspectorial
staff for other duties, only three Sanitary Inspectors were available
for dealing with complaints and carrying out routine inspection of
premises. The particulars given below include inspections of tenement
houses, which have not been recorded separately.
Number of complaints received 1132
Number of first inspections 1298
Number of reinspections 6106
Legal proceedings were instituted in 57 instances for offences
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 or for contraventions of
the Bye-laws.
FOOD SUPERVISION. Five hundred samples were taken during the year,
of which 9 (1.5 per cent.) were found to be adulterated. Two hundred
and nineteen of these samples were of milk, and 4 (1.8 per cent.) were
found to be not genuine. Particulars of legal proceedings taken under
the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, are given below:-
Offence
Result of summons
Issuing label falsely describing Dismissed. No order as to costs.
foodstuff.
Jelling chocolate sweetmeat unfit Fined £30. £5. 5s. costs.
for human consumption.