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ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CLINICS.
During the year 41 children made 926 attendances for treatment
at the Mildmay Memorial Hospital Sunlight Clinic.
At the British Red Cross Clinic, Dalston Lane, Hackney, 5
children attended 294 times and were given 330 treatments.
STOKE NEWINGTON DISPENSARY.
5,134 patients were treated at the Stoke Newington Dispensary
making 10,354 attendances. In addition 355 home visits were made.
MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY CAMPAIGN.
, On the 22nd April, the London County Council X-ray Unit was
3et up at the Old Town Hall, Milton Grove to give an opportunity
to residents and workers in the Borough to be X-rayed free of
charge.
The Unit remained until the 2nd May and the campaign proved to
be a great success. The total number of persons examined was
2,041. Of this number, 16 were found to be probably tuberculous.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
14,457 inspections and re-inspections were carried out by the
Sanitary Inspectors, compared with 11,637 in 1946. Included in
this total number were 109 inspections after notifications of
infectious diseases, 1982 upon complaint, and 1452 to Food Premises.
1,442 Sanitary Defects were found and remedied, and, in addition,
594 other sanitary conditions requiring notice received attention.
1,289 Intimation Notices and 189 Statutory Notices were served.
FACTORIES ACT 1937
375 inspections of Factories and 437 inspections of Outworkers
premises were made and 52 notices were served in respect of nuisances
found.
INFESTATION ORDER 1933.
RODENT CONTROL
During the year the Ministry of Food replaced Schemes Nos. 11
12 and 15 by a new Scheme No. 19 for Rodent Control. This Scheme
was adopted by the Council, and in this connection the Ministry of
Pood were prepared to make a grant of 5Cifo towards the cost of carrying
out the treatments.
The Council's sewers were treated in June and December 1947, and the
estimated kill was as follows
June, 1180 : December, 2615