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SMOKE ABATEMENT.
Chimneys of the various factories in the district are
kept under constant observation, and when necessity arises
formal observations are taken. I have found that where,
as a result of investigation, faulty stoking has been the
cause the advice of a technical officer is welcomed by factory
proprietors and that a marked improvement usually follows,.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The various Public Conveniences are controlled by your
Public Health Department and are kept in a satisfactory
manner.
It is satisfactory to report that the Council has been
able to secure the necessary land for the erection of a Public
Convenience in Lancelot Road which should meet the needs
of Central Wembley.
MORTUARY.
The Mortuary is periodically inspected by your Sanitary
Officers. During 1933, 114 bodies were deposited, 30 postmortem
examinations were made, and 22 Coroner's inquests
were held in the school-room adjoining. The deaths had
been due to accident, suicide, apoplexy, arterio-sclerosis,
pneumonia, tuberculosis in some form, syncope, cancer, etc.
The Council make no charge for the use of the Mortuary.
In this Mortuary one of the three cubicles is fitted up
like a miniature chapel. I should be glad if residents would
remember to use this chamber for their deceased friends,
especially in the Summer, and whenever their home accommodation
is limited.
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 and 1928.
There are no premises in the District in which RagFlock
is manufactured.
In two factories in the District Rag Flock is used for
the purposes of upholstery. In each instance it is supplied
under guarantee and samples are frequently chemically
examined and the reports are open to inspection by the
Sanitary Officers. No samples were taken by the Council's
Sanitary Officers.
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