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MILK SCHEME (Maternity and child Welfare). No applications for free
milk were received, but 292 packets of dried milk were sold at the
special reduced price.
DISTRIBUTION OF COD LIVER OIL AND FRUIT JUICES. The arrangements made
in 1941 with the local Deputy Food Officer were continued.
DAY NURSERY. The Lay Nursery in Tidey Street continued to function
throughout the year. The highest attendance on any one day was 41
and the number of children on the register at the end of the year was 41.
NURSERY PROVISION FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE - joint Circular Ministry of
Health and Ministry of Education dated 14th December, 1945.
A report upon scheme to implement the joint circular was
considered by the Maternity and Child Welfare committee. The Council
agreed to continue to run Tidey Street as a Day Nursery for the time
being but deferred the decision regarding the establishment of
additional nursery accommodation pending the assessment of the strength
of any local demand. no action was taken on the suggestion regarding
Daily Guardians, Afternoon Creches or Evening Sitters-in.
HOME AND DOMESTIC HELP SCHEME. This scheme continued to function
during the year with the services of one full-time home help,
supplemented in the latter part of the year by the appointment of
part-timc helper. 10 cases were attended during the year (home help 7;
domestic help 3).
PROVISION OF INSULIN. Under the Council's scheme liability was
accepted for the cost of providing Insulin in two eases.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK. The total number of inspections snd
reinspections carried out by the District and Lady Inspectors was 29,055.
3,618 intimations, 1,861 notices and 621 final notices were served.
Nuisances were abated in 3,650 instances. Legal proceedings were taken
in 23 cases where owners failed to comply with statutory notices. The
volume of work performed by the sanitary inspectors during the year
reached approximately the 1938 level.
HOUSES-LET-IN-LODGINGS, SEAMEN'S AND COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.
Number of inspections; Houses-let-in-lodgings 802; Seamen's
and Common Lodging-houses 238, including 13 night inspections.
28 informal notices, 10 notices and 2 final notices were served. In 21
cases the requirements of these documents were complied with.
DISINFESTATION. Total number of, inspections, etc. 1,997. The number
of rooms disinfested was 1,115 and the number of articles disinfestad
was 2,474.
D.D.T. has been used throughout the year for disinfestation
purposes and, as expected, proved much superior to any of the liquid
insecticides which were in general use prior to the war.
The treatment of Scabies is referred to on a later page.
REHOUSING AND DISINFESTATION. The practice of inspecting present
accommodation, bedding and furniture of prospective tenants of
temporary dwellings and new permanent houses continued throughout the
year. Disinfestation before removal was found to be necessary in
12 cases.
DESTRUCTION OF MOTHS. The arrangement to assist members of the public
in the destruction of moths by offering the use of the council's
disinfecting plant continued during the year and advantage of this was
taken in two cases, no charge being made for the service.