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3.
To factories, workshops and outworkers premises 2030
Number of revisits 6662
„ „ intimations served 2849
„ „ statutory notices 551
„ „ summonses taken out 2.
„ „ visits to air raid shelters 809
„ „ visits to Rest and Feeding Centres nil.
„ „ visits to canteens 28
A Summary of sanitary work carried out as a result of
notices served is as follows:-
Repairs to roofs, gutters and rain water pipes 1053
Cleansing or repairs to drains. Water Closets,
Sinks, Baths and lavatory wastes 2318
Miscellaneous repairs 1892
Dampness in premises, remedied and rooms cleansed 2331
Drains tested 59, of which 20 were defective
HOUSING.
Number of houses inspected for housing defects to 11539
„ „ inspections made for such purposes 12756
„ „ houses not reasonably fit 2702
„ „ houses rendered fit informally 2408
„ „ houses in respect of Which notices were served 1765
„ „ houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notice 551
OVERCROWDING.
Houses in which the rooms were measured and the
permitted number ascertained 32
Number of visits to the above 33
„ „ houses in which the information has been
supplied to owners and occupiers 30
AGED AND INFIRM PERSONS.
Six infirm persons were removed to institutions
during the year under sec. 224 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISITON OF FOOD.
Total number of inspections and re-inspections made by the
four Inspectors engaged in the supervision and inspection
of food amount to 8202.
Legal Proceedings were taken cut in 31 instances. The quantity
of foodstuffs destroyed during the year amounted to 461 tons
of foodstuffs destroyed during the year amounted to 461 tons
under the Public. Health (Imported Food) Regulations and 53
tens under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (see also
Analyst's Report). 1422 samples of food and drugs and 44 other
samples were taken and submitted for analysis. Assistance was
also rendered by those Inspectors to the Food Control Committee
on Food Salvage, new registrations etc.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESSES.
14 Poultry Slaughter houses and 1 fur skin dresser were removed
from the register not having been in use for 9 months or more.
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. (Other than Tuberculosis)
781. notifications were received during the year, particulars
of Which are given as follows:- Scarlet Fever 130, Diphtheria
47, Enteric Fever 1, Measles.250, Puerperal Fever 3, Puerperal
Pyrexia 9, Erysipelas 59, Cerebro-spinal Fever 13, Opthalmia
Neonatorum 3, Food Poisoning 6, Dysentery 7, Pneumonia 93,
Whooping Cough 158 and Malaria 1. No notifications were
received with respect to Anthrax, Encephalitis Lethargica, Poliomelitis,
polio-encephalitis, Membranous Croup or Smallpox.
DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Compared with last year deaths from Cerebro Spinal Fever were
reduced from 8 to nil, measles from 7 to nil, Scarlet Fever nil
Influenza from 16 to 8, Pneumonia from 129 to 82 (see page 6)
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Two Diphtheria Immunisation publicity campaigns were organised
commencing in September, 1941 and continuing into 1943. and all
local papers in accordance with the suggestions of the Ministry
of Health in Circular 2627 displayed a series of illustrated
advertisements, which Were supplied through the Central Council
for Health Education.