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Public Health Services.—Early in the year 10,000 copies of
a booklet entitled "Public Health Services" were distributed
throughout the borough in order that the services available might
be brought to the notice of residents, and in the hope that those
requiring them would make full use of the facilities offered.
Health Lectures.—During "Health Week" in October, the
following lectures on subjects of public health interest were given
in the Library Hall:—
"Our Homes" by Professor H. R. Kenwood.
"The New Knowledge of Diet and Disease" by
Dr. L. Haden Guest.
Removal of Infirm Persons in Certain Cases.
By Section 28, of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1928, power is given to remove infirm and diseased persons,
living under insanitary conditions, to institutions where they can
receive adequate care and medical attention.
Frequently such persons are amenable, by persuasion, to enter
a local hospital but sometimes it is necessary to make application
to a Magistrate for a Detention Order, which provides authority
for such person to be maintained in an institution for a period of
three months.
It is necessary to apply to the Magistrate for an extension to
the original order at three monthly intervals.
No new cases under this section of the Act had to be dealt
with during the year, but extension orders were applied for and
granted in the case of two aged and infirm persons who had been
removed to the Hackney Institution in July, 1933.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
The Sanitary Inspectors are the rat officers appointed by the
Council under the Act, and complaints as to infestation with rats
brought to their notice are investigated, and advice and assistance
given where necessary.