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to hospital of cases of acute infections with a view to preventing
the spread of disease.
2. Supervision of the general hygiene and sanitation
of the Rest Centres.
3. Establishing standards, from the point of view of
area per person, of accommodation in Rest Centres.
4. Supervision of old people and expectant mothers.
5. Sampling of water supplies to ensure that no contamination
by sewage had taken place.
6. Supervision of sanitary arrangements at the caravan
site in Lessness Abbey Woods including arrangements for
sewage disposal.
7. Inspection of houses, caravans and shacks in the
flooded areas and advice to the Local Authority as to their
suitability for human habitation.
8. Arrangements where necessary for the drying of
bedding, etc.
9. Meetings, conferences, etc., in connection with the
numerous problems involved, etc.
Further information on the floods is contained in the
report of the Senior Sanitary Inspector.
Attention is also drawn to the report of the Senior Sanitary
Inspector on effluvia from the river Thames which varies in
intensity according to temperature and wind direction and
no doubt to many other factors which may not be completely
understood. It is hoped that the action both taken and
contemplated by the London County Council during the next
few years will rid the Borough of a serious nuisance.
In conclusion, I wish to thank the Members of the Health
Committee for their support and encouragement and the Senior
Sanitary Inspector, the Chief Clerk and all members of the
Health Department for their devotion to duty at all times of
the year.
I am,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN LANDON,
Medical Officer of Health.