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E (10) d. Health Education.
With a view to preventing lapses in sanitary circumstances,
leaflets have been prepared on subjects relating to cleanliness
in food preparing premises, precautions against burst water
pipes, destruction of rats, and sanitary obligations in respect
to infectious diseases. Many of the leaflets have been circulated
amongst the public, and have proved extremely useful.
E(10)e. Eradication of Bed Bugs.
During 1942, 38 dwellinghouses were found to be infested
with vermin and subsequently disinfested as under: —
Private houses 32
Council houses 6
In respect to private houses, the owner is requested to
remove wallpapers, picture rails prior to disinfestation. The
usual re-visits are jnade by Inspectors.
The cleansing of Council houses is carried out by the
Surveyors staffy the methods utilised being spraying, or
alternatively fumigation by Cimex blocks.
All prospective tenants including those selected are visited
and a report upon the conditions found is made to the Housing
Committee. When the effects are found to be verminous, the
articles are subjected to Cyanide Fumigation by Contractors
employed by the Council, who work under supervision of the
Department. This method of re-housing has proved to be
successful. Four dwellings and one factory premises were
fumigated with Hydro cyanic Acid Gas for which subsequent
clearance certificates were received.
E(10)f. Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
Cleansing stations are operating at the C.D. First Aid
Post, and the Borough Infectious Disease Hospital, and all
persons suffering from Scabies are directed to these sites for
cleansing. Bedding and personal effects are subsequently stoved
in the Council's Steam Disinfector.
With a view to the prevention of Scabies amongst
employees of industrial undertakings, the service of stoving
bedding, etc. has been offered to the managements of the local
factories. The response has on occasions, been overwhelming,
but the system has worked completely satisfactory.
E(10)g. Swimming Baths and Pools.
The Council's open air swimming bath is situated in
Walnut Tree Road, and comprises one swimming pool of
70,000 gallons capacity. There is a slipper establishment with
accommodation for 16 males, and 4 females. Water in the
pool is warmed to a temperature of 70 deg. F. by low pressure
steam heating, and is sterilised by the Chloramine process, i.e
addition of ammonia in conjunction with chlorine.