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Cleansing and Disinfection.
No. of adults cleansed 165 No. of (a) after infectious
premises diseases 1,147
No. of children cleansed — cleansed (b) for vermin 1,040
(c) after Tuberculosis 135
Water Supply to Tenement Houses.
No. of premises supplied 17 No. of prosecutions —
Sanitary Officers.
No. of Sanitary inspectors (whole-time)—Male 22 Female 1
,, „ „ (part-time)— Male — Female —
No. of health visitors (whole-time) 10
,, „ „ (part-time) —
Housing. 9. Number of houses (wholly or
1. Total number of houses in the in Part) the subject of Closing
borough 37,206 orders (excluding underground
rooms) nil
Public Health Act.
2. No. of houses inspected on 10. Number of Closing Orders
account of complaints 2,580 determined (i.e., houses made
Illness 1,422 fit) 1
3. Number of statutory notices
served 2,896 11. Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936)
4. Number of houses repaired or Number of families found to
nuisances remedied 10,483 be living in overcrowded conditions
6,738
Housing Act (1936). Number of overcrowded fam-
5. Number of houses inspected— ilies who have obtained alternhouse
to house (Housing Con- ative accommodation 639
solidated Regs. 1925) 595
6. (a)Number of houses included 12. Number of houses erected by
in representations by the the Borough Council for workBoroughMedical
Officer under ing classes during year 354
Sec. 25 of H.A. 1936 68
(b) Number of houses demol- 13. Underground Rooms.
ished following representa- .
tion by Borough Medical Number occupied but unfit 5,949
Officer under Sec. 25 of H.A. Number closed or modified
1936 — occupation approved 185
7. Number of houses repaired
under Sections 9 and 10 of 14. Houses Let in Lodgings.
H.A.1936: Number in Borough 3,356
(a) by owners , nil
(b)by L.A. in default of owners nil Number of inspections 1,838
8. Number of houses demolished : Number of prosecutions 7
(a) in pursuance of orders Number of complaints remeunder
Sec. 11 of the Housing died under the By-laws (not
Act, 1936 * 3 included under any other
(b) Voluntarily nil heading) 85
Infectious diseases—cases notified under local orders (excluding cases coming to knowledge
otherwise than by notification).
Disease. Cases notified. Period.
Measles (Children up to 5 years) 59 1st January to 31st December, 1937
German Measles — —
Whooping Cough — —
Rheumatic Fever (0-16) — —
Chicken Pox — —
Zymotic Enteritis — —