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HOUSING.
The total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects was 73. 30 were found not to
be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation ; 23 of these were rendered fit, in 12 cases as a
result of informal action by the inspectors, and in 11 cases subsequent to the service of notices
requesting the defects to be remedied. No case of overcrowding in the City was reported.
FACTORY ACT, 1937.
Factory premises have been under such supervision as has been possible having regard to their
needs.
There are 4 above-ground bakehouses and 3 underground bakehouses.
The provisions of the Act relating to outworkers have been carried out as heretofore.
No case of infectious disease was reported in connection with outworkers' premises in the City.
SHOPS ACT, 1934.
31 shops and warehouses have been inspected and where necessary re-inspected. Any defects
have been remedied without recourse to legal proceedings.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
69 firms were registered under this Act, 67 of which were re-registrations. The few infringements
which were noted were all remedied without difficulty on the request of the Medical Officer of Health.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty.
FERTILIZERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without especial difficulty.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1928-1931.
No difficulty was experienced during the year in regard to the administration of the above Acts.
CREMATIONS.
752 cremations were carried out at the City of London Crematorium at Ilford.
CITY MORTUARY.
Bodies received *69
Post Mortem Examinations made 36
Inquest on bodies 31
Inquest on fires 2
*17 of these deaths resulted from enemy action.
DISINFECTION AND CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS.
Export of Clothing:—
No. of articles disinfected 3,000
Fees received £5
General Disinfection. Infectious Diseases, etc.:—
Articles of clothing and bedding disinfected 9,406
Articles of bedding and clothing destroyed 270
Disinfection of Hair:—
Horsehair (cases) 1
Ox Ear Pieces (cases) 1
Goat Hair (cases) 1
Fees received £3
Cleansing of Persons:—
No. of scabeous persons bathed 17
No. of verminous persons bathed 348
No. of scabeous and verminous articles disinfected 3,889
Cleansing of Schoolchildren :—
No. of children cleansed 2,042
No. of articles disinfected 1,016
Destruction of Pigeons :—
Pigeons destroyed by Staff 0
Pigeons destroyed by one private individual duly authorised by the Corporation 819
RAT REPRESSION.
Your Rodent Officer, Mr. J. Carter, reports as follows on the progress of rat repression within
the boundaries of the City.
" Although my appointment as Rodent Officer is of recent months, the cordial relationship
which existed over several years between my predecessor, Mr. G. A. Webber, and myself, during my
service in the Rodent Control Branch of the Ministry of Food, enables me to present a comprehensive
survey of the work and results obtained thereby during the past year.
The work has been effected under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919, and the Infestation
Order, S.R.O. 680, 1943. Under the Order, the Minister of Food, in exercise of his powers, issued on
the 18th May, 1944, a Direction to the Corporation, requiring that 'the Common Council shall forthwith
proceed to take such action as may be necessary to remedy infestation of land within the City
boundaries.' A similar Direction was served at that date on all Local Authorities throughout the
country.