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SCHOOLS.
Schools within the district aro visited regularly. -hd d-jfoots
if any uro roferrod to the Hduc tion Officer. ^.11 the. premis-Us
;re served by Metropolitan Y;..;tor Board water supply.
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Further details with re* ;.rd to Schools --.re to be found in the
Report of the School Medic..1 Officer.
, . 4 CL.LIPING SITES.
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There are no sum ier ca. ping sites with:.:. the district.
There -re, however, 4 sites which have been occupied by-van
•dwellings for a number of ye ..rs. ■
Frequent inspections have been n .do by Sanitary Inspectors'
with - view to the maintenance of circumstances which ...ro in ' J"
compliance with Bye-laws.
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No licences have been granted by the authority during the
year under Section 269 Public Health ^ct 1936.
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HOP PICKERS.
There -.re no hoe fields within the district.
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R..G FLOCK ,,CT.
No premises exist within the Borough in which rag flock is
manufactured or sold.
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gR..DIC_.TION OF JI1D 8UGS.
During 1943 dwellinghousos were found to bo infested with
vermin ..nd subsequently di'sinfested s under:-
Privately owned.houses 35.
Council houses 5
Presence of vermin in private houses is usually located by
the Department's Sanit .ry Inspectors whilst investigating complaints
or viewing home circumstances. On every occasion removal of wellpaper,
picture rails, etc. Is insistea upon, any measures falling
short of this proving more tie a useless. The use of a blow lamp
or efficient insecticides h.s been found to be effective, nd revisits
. re made to see that the improvement is being maintained.
Every assistance is .iven to occupiers who re encouraged to report
infestations so that their premises may be efficiently treated.
The cleansing ..nd destruction oi vermim within Council
houses is carried cut by the Borough Surveyor's staff.
mil prospective nd selected applicants for Council houses
are visited arid a report on the findings is a., de direct to the
.housing cleric, YVhe'n thu effects ;ro found to bo verminous,
furniture and other articles ...ro subjected to cyanide. fumigation
by Contractors employed by the Council This method of re-housing
has proved to be successful.
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MPS QUIT o/cCBftRQL .
On 13th September 1943 specimen specie Ho.39 was obtained
within the district - nd submitted to the Institute of microbiology
Such specimen was subsequently identified by Professor ... Moore
Hogarth as .anopheles maculii/ennis• Go..orally speaking this specie
existing in England is zoophilic i.e. it prefers the blood of animals;
to that of man, ...nd it seldom or never attacks In the open air.
Breeding grounds constitute stagnant lakes, ponds, etc. but the
specie is never found to exist naturally in highly polluted water.
..nopheles maculipoimis is the most important carrier of the m-laria
parasite in Stir ope and North hfrica.
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