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The number of applications by householders for
assistance during the week indicates that action in
connection with rat extermination is continuous and
not concentrated into one week of the year, there
being four applications during National Rat Week and
a total of ninety throughout the whole of the year.
(g) Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons.
The Barking Corporation Act, 1933 (section 143)
empowers the Medical Officer of Health to certifiy
that a person is infirm or diseased, and is incapable of
taking care of himself, and is not receiving proper care
and attention from others. The certificate enables
the justices to grant an order for the compulsory
removal to hospital of the person concerned.
One case of such an infirm person was reported during
the year, but died before official action could be taken.
Members of the public are becoming increasingly
aware of the powers given to the Corporation under
this Section and we have on a number of occasions
received applications for the Section to be put into
operation. Your officers have been at pains to exercise
their powers of discretion. Used for the purpose for
which it is enacted, it does secure to the suffering
aged hospital treatment under proper conditions.
(9) SHOPS ACT, 1934.
Inspections carried out for the purposes of Section
10 of this Act numbered 315.
In 22 instances notices were served requiring additional
sanitary accommodation, washing facilities or
improved heating.
In my Report for the year 1937, I described in detail
what we regarded as a sufficient and suitable temperature
for any type of shop and now we endeavour
to secure this.