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384
Total number of textile articles disinfected 17,451
Total number of books from Public Library
disinfected 103
Total number of verminous persons cleansed 383
All the verminous persons cleansed were children of school
age.
In addition to the disinfection of rooms on account of the
notified infectious diseases, 65 were fumigated on account of
vermin, 20 on account of Consumption, 9 on account of Cancer,
and a few on account of Measles and Whooping Cough.
During the year the Borough Council continued its agreement
with the Education Department of the London County Council to
bathe and cleanse verminous school children, and 383 of such
children were cleansed.
NOTES UPON SANITARY WORK PERFORMED
DURING THE YEAR 1920.
It will be seen from the accompanying Report of the Chief
Sanitary Inspector that a very large amount of sanitary work
has been performed during the year; 3,087 premises were inspected
for conditions injurious or dangerous to health, and insanitary
conditions varying in their nature from slight to grave were
discovered to the number of 2,570; 918 Intimation Notices,
followed in 41 cases by Statutory Notices, were complied with.
3,184 re-inspections were made, making a total for the year of 6,271
inspections.
The slaughter-houses (4), bake-houses (27), cowshed. (1), and
dairies (68), the registered houses let in lodgings (259), situated in
the Borough, were all inspected during the year. The Common
Lodging House was closed in the year 1918.