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To houses and other promises (Complaints, Nuisances, Infectious
Diseases, Restaurants, Lodging Houses, etc) 9,794
Miscellaneous Inspections 935
To Factories and other promises under Factories Act 1,336
Number of re-visits 9,430
„ „ Intimations served 4,473
„ „ Statutory Notices 950
„ „ Summonses taken out 10
„ „ Visits to Air Raid Shelters 590
„ „ Visits to Rest and Feeding Centres 37
HOUSING. The Sanitary Inspectors made £7,816 visits to houses
damaged as a result of enemy action between September and the
end of the year, and undertook the inspection of such houses to
ascertain their habitability prior to the execution of first aid
repairs or rehousing.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Total number of inspections
and re-inspections made by the four Inspectors engaged in the
supervision and inspection of food amounted to 9,429. In addition
36 week-end inspections were made by the District Sanitary Inspectors
of the market places of the Borough.
Legal Proceedings were taken out in 15 instances. The quantity
of foodstuffs destroyed during the year amounted to 379 tons under
the Public Health Imported Food Regulations, and 607 tons under
the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. (see also the Analyst's report
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. (Other than Tuberculosis)867
notifications were received during the year, particulars of
which are given as follows:- Scarlet Fever 135, Diphtheria 166,
Enteric Fever 8, Measles 209, Puerperal Fever 6, Puerperal Pyrexia
17, Erysipelas 66, Cerebro-spinal Fever 50, Ophthalmia Neonatorum 6,
Food Poisoning 8, Membranous Croup 1, Dysentory 7, Malaria 2,
Pneumonia 142 and Whooping Cough 44. Total 867.
NOTIFICATIONS OF TUBERCULOSIS. Pulmonary 236, Non-Pulmonary 33.
Total 409.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION:- Total attendances at clinics 714, number
of inoculations given 439, number of Immunisation Certificates given
89, number still in course of treatment at and of year and not yet
completed 182.
BUG ERADICATION:- Before being housed in Council flats 126 families
had their furniture and effects treated in the Council's Hydrogen
Cyanide Chamber to prevent bug infestation. The furniture and
effects of 2 families were similarly dealt with prior to their
removal to flats owned by the Stepney Housing Trust.
2,346 inspections and re-inspections were carried out by the
Inspectors on bug eradication. 181 promises and 234 rooms were
fumigated and 417 promises and 874 rooms were sprayed during the
year. 23 premises were inspected and disinfected prior to
removal to London County Council flats.
CLEANSING AND DISINFECTION:- 116 adults were cleansed during the
year because of vermin. 1,159 rooms wore fumigated because of
infectious disease and 503 becuase of pulmonary tuberculosis.
36,839 second-hand articles of clothing were disinfected prior to