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HOUSING ACT, 1936.
During the year the Council deputed members of the Public Health
and Housing Committees to make an examination of the housing conditions
in West Chelsea. The deputed members intimated that an official
investigation into the position clearly showed the existing staff of
Sanitary Inspectors to be inadequate, and, in order to overtake arrears
of work which had accumulated during the war years, and to prevent
further deterioration in the situation, two additional Sanitary Inspectors
should be appointed. This recommendation was accepted. During April,
one of the Council's Sanitary Inspectors was appointed as Senior Housing
Inspector, and instructed to organise and carry out a survey of a section
of West Chelsea, with a view to necessary proceedings under the Housing
Act to remedy unsatisfactory conditions. The same month one additional
Sanitary Inspector was appointed to replace the Inspector undertaking
housing duties. In September another Sanitary Inspector was appointed
and allocated to housing work.
13 premises, comprising 49 separate tenements, had been inspected,
and notices served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and a
further 10 premises, involving 60 separate lettings, inspected and
notices served under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936, requiring the
whole of the various premises to be reconditioned to the standard
required by the Housing Act. Some of the works required were in hand
at the end of the year.
SHOPS ACT. 1934.
In only two instances was it necessary to serve notices under the
Shops Act, 1934. In each case the required works were carried out.

SCABIES.
41 adults and 15 children were treated at the Council's Disinfecting
Station. This entailed the carrying out of 117 treatments, during
which personal clothing was also dealt with.
INFESTATION BY HEAD LICE.
Special attention and advice on this problem was given when occasion
arose.