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RENT PTi^TFRICTION CERTIFICATES. Certificates under the Rent
Restriction etc. Hcts were issued as follows
to. Tenants 109
to Owners 60
RODENT CONTROL. As mentioned in last year's annual report the Council
authorized the organisation of a contributory scheme to cover the
whole of the Borough. Up to the end of the year 71 firms had agreed
to participate and the total number of treatments at their premises
was 407. Treatments at dwelling houses numbered 221.

WATER SUPPLY. Generally, the service is provided by the Metropolitan
Water Board direct from the mains, and examinations are carried out
by the Board. No complaints were made to the Public Health Department
during the year.
The certificate issued in 1938 under the Factories Act,
1937, regarding the well at the Bow Common Works of the Gas, Light and
Coke Company was cancelled after the conversion of all domestic supplies
of water at these works to the Metropolitan Water Board supply.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
The Meat and Food Inspectors made 3,238 inspections of
premises whore food is prepared, stored or sold.
BASEMENT BAKEHOUSES. In accordance with section 54 of. the Factories
Act, 1937, the, five remaining basement bakehouses in the Borough were
re-surveyed. In one case the certificate of suitability was continued.
In the other four cases appeals against notices to discontinue wore
adjourned sine die.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYSTS. The number of samples examined was 692
and the number found to be adulterated was 28 - a percentage of 4.0.
During the ten years 1935-44 the average number examined was
717 and the percentage adulterated was 3,6.