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22.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
The number of disinfections of rooms after infectious disease was
277. The number of articles disinfected at the Council's steam disinfector
after infectious disease was 3,405.
The number of rooms sprayed for verminous condition was 1,087 and
the number of articles treated by steam was 8,043.
In addition to the articles disinfected after infections disease,
etc., the Public Health Department carries out disinfection of articles
for private firms in the Borough.
Many countries insist upon an accompanying Certificate of Disinfection
as a condition of import of articles such as clothing, blankets,
etc. When required, these articles are disinfected at the Council's
Disinfecting Station and a charge is made according to bulk or quantity
of goods so treated. During the year under review various goods were
disinfected and charges amounting to £29.15.0 were made.
ERADICATION OF BSD BUGS.
All the families who were rehoused in the Borough Council's new
flats during the year had their furniture and effects disinfested.
Furniture is dis infested by the hydrogen cyanide method by a firm of
private contractors under the supervision of the Health Department.
Bedding and soft goods are disinfested by steam at the Disinfecting
Station. The removal and disinfestation is carried out on the same day.
The number of families transferring in the Council's flats during the
year was 243.
The Public Health Department are willing at all times to disinfest
free of cost any rooms or bedding in occupied dwellings. In many
instances the bedding, etc. is subjected to steam and the rooms sprayed
with D.D.T. Insectioide with "knockdown" by the disinfectors.
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the Borough is controlled by the Metropolitan
Water Board and is relayed from public mains direct to houses. One
complaint of an earthy smell in water from a storage tank was received.
A sample of the water sent for bacteriological examination showed absence
of the coliform bacilli in 100 ml.,but it was indicated that the storage
tank probably needed cleansing. A letter to this effect was sent to the
owner of the premises.
No dwelling houses are supplied by means of stand pipes.