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BARNET URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
Public Health Department,
10 Wood Street,
Barnet.
To the Chairman and Members of
the Barnet Urban District Council.
Mrs. Strugnell and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my Annual Report giving particulars of
the measures carried out in my Department during the year 1940, in administering
the Health Acts and Bye-Lars in force in the District.
Owing to reduction in Staff, and to the large amount of work the Department
is responsible for in connection with the Civil Defence Casualty Services, it has
not been possible to do more than submit my report in a very condensed form, as
compared with those of previous years. It is, therefore, in the main a
statistical report.
INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
General Inspections of the District have been carried out from time to time
and all complaints investigated.
The course of serving a preliminary or intimation notice upon the person in
default, specifying the works necessary to abate the nuisance, continues to be
followed, and only if a person fails to comply with this preliminary notice, or
strict legal procedure is necessary in the first instance, is the matter reported
to the Council and a statutory notice asked for.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES - INVESTIGATIONS AND DISINFECTIONS.
The Infectious Diseases enumerated below have been investigated and reported
upon to your Medical Officer of Health:- Scarlet Fever 50; Diphtheria 6;
Erysipelas 13; and Pulmonary Tuberculosis 19.
Fifty-three houses were disinfected wherein cases of Notifiable Infectious
Diseases occurred, and bedding sent to be steam disinfected in certain cases.
In addition one house was disinfected on request, after a case of nonnotifiable
diseo.se. In such a case a charge of 5/- is made to cover labour and
material.
One hundred and. fifty-six library books from infectious houses were disinfected
or destroyed.