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Leaflets containing detailed particulars of the regulations as to
the methods of storage which must be observed, the special precautions
which must be taken for certain articles, the mode of sale,
the nature and labelling of containers, and restrictions as to the sale
of particular poisonous substances were distributed to 44 traders
whose names had been entered in the list as approved sellers of
Part II Poisons.
The list of persons compiled by the Council had legal effect as
from the 1st May, 1936. The necessary supervision of sellers of
poisons under Part II of the Poisons List is carried out by the
Council's District Sanitary Inspectors.
SWIMMING BATHS
(а) Public.—The Borough Council's Swimming Bath at
Clissold Road is provided with a modern efficient filtration and
aeration plant which maintains the water in a pure and attractive
condition. Samples of the water are taken from time to time and
submitted for chemical and bacteriological examination and the
reports of these analyses have been satisfactory. The bathing boxes
are fitted in the corridors exterior to the bathing hall with the object
of preventing bathers carrying in dust, etc., which might eventually
be conveyed to the water. By these means all practicable steps
have been taken to ensure that those making use of the bath are
protected from the danger of disease transmission.
(b) Private.—There are no privately owned Swimming Baths
or pools open to the public, in this Borough.
BUG DISINFESTATION
No instance of bug infestation has been reported in connection
with the Council Flats during the year.
With regard to the transfer of the 96 overcrowded families from
their old dwellings to the new Council Flats in Lordship Terrace, all
furniture of incoming tenants was fumigated with hydrogen cyanide
gas, by contract with a firm specialising in the technique of this
work. The bedding, however, in these cases was treated by steam
disinfection at the Council's Disinfecting Station.
In connection with ridding infested premises of bugs, the usual
practice is to have the rooms stripped of all paper and woodwork
and sprayed with a powerful insecticide solution followed by
fumigation by means of sulphur candles. Further spraying and
fumigation may be necessary a few days later.
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