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Smoke Abatement
No action with regard to smoke abatement was taken during
the year.
Swimming Baths and Pools.
There are no public or privately owned swimming baths or
pools in the District which are open to the public.
Eradication of Bed Bugs.
Houses found to be infested with bed bugs are treated by fumigation
with sulphur fumes. Picture rails and skirting boards are
generally removed for cleansing and other woodwork treated with
a blowlamp. Wallpapers are stripped and walls and ceilings
thoroughly cleansed.
1. No. of houses infested :—
(a) Council houses 4
(b) Other houses 8
2. Infested houses are treated by fumigation with sulphur
dioxide vapour and general cleansing with soap and water.
3. The belongings of tenants are inspected prior to removal
to Council Houses and if necessary subjected to fumigation.
4. In Council Houses disinfestation is carried out by the
Housing Staff.
Other houses are disinfested by the tenant under supervision.
5. Tenants are instructed by the Housing Staff on steps to be
taken to prevent re-infestation.
Schools.
The sanitary condition and water supply of the schools in the
District are satisfactory.
Cases of notifiable infectious diseases occurring amongst school
children and any contacts in the same house are dealt with by exclusion
from school in accordance with the Memorandum on Exclusion
from School, 1927. An intimation is sent in every case to
the Head Teacher of the school concerned.
Head Teachers supply on Form M.I. 13 to the Medical Officer
of Health the names of children who are absent from school stated
to be suffering from the common infectious diseases.