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54.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
47 rooms were disinfected, following infectious diseases and for other reasone.
733 rooms were sprayed against vermin.
254 articles were disinfected at the Councils Disinfecting Station following
infectious disease,
7,670 verminous articles were treated at the Councils Disinfecting Station
No Notices were served in respect of verminous premises.
685 Visits were made to premises, 299 in respect of infectious disease
inquiries and 386 in respect of vermin.
Articles belonging to private firms were disinfected at their request
and charges amounting to £21 were made.
During the year 315 families were removed to new Council dwellings as
compared with 457 in 1959.
All furniture is subjected to Hydrogen Cyanide disinfestation and all
mattresses are put through the Council's disinfector prior to removal to their
new accommodation by private removal contractors under the supervision of the
Officers of the Department.
Prior to removal the Officers of the Department visit the premises,
assess the amount of furniture to be removed, and arrange for the number of
removal vans required.
On the day of removal an Officer of the Department supervises the placing
of all furniture in the vans and arranges for the reception of soft furniture
in a room which can be securely locked until tests carried out to ensure that
the furniture is clear of Hydrogen Cyanide have proved satisfactory.
The problem of derelict sites and nuisances therefrom has been amplified
elsewhere in this Report( page 41), and during 1960 35 sites were
sprayed to prevent further nuisances from vermin and flies. At the request of
the Public Health Inspectors 73 mattresses and other articles were removed for
destruction by the Cleansing Department.
The measures taken to prevent the breeding of beetles in heating ducts
on new Local Authority Estates whilst in construction are a vital duty of the
Public Health Inspectors.