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Ealing 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Rodent Control in Sewers.
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries (Infestation Control Division), maintenance
treatments of the soil sewers in the Borough were carried
out during February and August.
A total of 1,102 sewer manholes were dealt with and of these
474 were found to be rat infested. Poison baits were used in the
infested manholes.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
This Act became operative on the 1st November, 1951, and
requires premises, where certain prescribed filling materials are
used in the work of upholstery, etc., to be registered with the Local
Authority. Seven applications for registration were received during
the year and these premises were duly registered.
Disinfection.
| Number of houses where disinfection was carried out | 203 |
| Number of houses disinfested of vermin | 81 |
| Number of articles disinfected by steam | 114 |
| Number of articles voluntarily destroyed | 201 |
Summary of Sanitary Defects remedied as a result of Notices Served and Letters written.
| Animals—nuisances from abated | 8 |
| Caravans—nuisances from abated | 627 |
| Cesspools—abolished | 1 |
| Cesspools—cleansed | 1 |
| Damp proof courses inserted in walls | 35 |
| Dampness—other forms remedied | 294 |
| Drains—connected to sewer | 5 |
| Drains—cleared and cleansed | 421 |
| Drains reconstructed | 37 |
| Drains—repaired | 163 |
| Drains—new soil and ventilating pipes provided | 19 |
| Dustbins provided | 151 |
| Firegrates—repaired or renewed | 90 |
| Floors—sub-floor ventilation provided | 11 |
| Floors—repaired or renewed | 202 |
| Food cupboards ventilated | 2 |
| Rainwater eaves, gutters, downpipes repaired | 391 |
| Refuse—accumulations removed | 37 |
| Roofs repaired | 645 |
| Sinks repaired or renewed | 25 |
| Sink waste pipes' repaired or renewed | 51 |
| Staircases repaired | 25 |