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house drainage system.
MIDDLESEX: COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1958: SECTION 71
HANKERS, ETC.
The Act came into operation on the 1st January, 1959, the Council together
with other Local Authorities considered the adoptive sections and put the necessary
resolutions and action into being regarding Sections 70 and 71, No now
applications were received during 1942. •
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
The Council's now Disinfecting Station was opened in November, 1942.
During the year the work has been carried out it the Enfield Disinfecting Station
and I Would like to take this. opportunity of expressing ray 'thanks for the co-operation
received from the Enfield Authorities in this matter.
The following table gives some idea of the work carried out:-
Number of journeys to collect bedding 279
" " " " return bedding 279
Rooms disinfected after infectious disease 779
Rooms disinfected after phthisis 97
Disinfestation carried out after vermin 187
Bedding, clothing etc. disinfected after infectious disease 4,974 articles
" " " " " phthisis 598 "
" " " " " other eases 2,500 "
The Council distribute a disinfecting, powder and fluid to residents who apply
for the sane at the Town Hi11 Yard. During the year, the applicants numbered
16,548. One hour daily is allowed for such distribution with the exception of
Fridays and Saturdays. A Formalin Chamber is used for the disinfection of books,
leather goods etc. - articles that would be damaged by steam. The number of
books and other articles thus disinfected was 411.
Three Council houses and 97 other houses were found to be infested and the
total number of rooms disinfected was 187. The whole of the work is carried out
by the Department, the materials used being Block Disinfestators combined with
the Use of Insecticides such as Pyagra, etc.
PETROLEUM (REGULATIONS) ACTS, 1928 & 1956.
During the year 4 now licences and 103 renewals v. ere granted by the Council.
The following is list of particulars of quantities, etc., affected by these
licences:-
Petroleum spirit - gallons
Petroleum mixtures - "
Carbide of calcium - tons
MORTUARY.
During, the year 77 bodies wore deposited in the Mortuary, 74 by order of
the Coroner nd 5 for sanitary reasons.
The following tabular statement gives the number and nature of the
inspections made during the year:-
Complaints 1,817
Infectious disease 402
Tuberculosis 165
Factories with mechanical power 128
Factories without " " • 17
Other premises under the Factories Act -
Outworkers 185
Schools 2
Offensive trades 7
Shops and Stalls 276
Shops Act (Primary) -
Shops Act (Re-inspections) -
Sanitary conveniences and urinals 328