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Sanitary Supervision of the Borough.
Sanitary Conveniences.
The number of Sanitary Conveniences is 168. 240 inspections
were made during the year and one notice, for cleansing,
was served and complied with.
10 privies and earth closets are known to be in existence
in the Borough, and all of these are in connection with sports
grounds.
Removal and Collection of House Refuse.
The method of removal and collection of house refuse in
the Borough is a combined system of mechanical and horse
traction carried out by contract. The collecting wagons are
hauled from house to house by horses, and when full are drawn
up mechanically on to a motor carrier which takes the refuse
to the wharves. An empty wagon is left to replace the full one.
All the refuse is taken down the River Thames by barge from
two riverside wharves in the Borough and disposed of below
Barking.
Eradication of Bed Bugs.
The methods employed for freeing infested houses include
the stripping of all paper from the walls, the removal of wooden
mouldings and skirtings and the application of a blow lamp to
the room surfaces. Sulphur and "Cimex" candles are often
used by house owners, and the spraying of rooms by the disinfecting
staff of the Council is carried out, "D" solution being
used. Infested bedding is removed to the Disinfecting Station
and treated by steam.
During the year 46 houses were found to be infested with
bed bugs, and notices were served in each case on the persons
responsible for the infestation. All the premises were disinfested.
Special steps are taken to ensure that the furniture and
clothing of families about to be accommodated in the Council's
houses and flats are freed from vermin, Hydrogen Cyanide gas