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their daughters to undertake work of this kind in districts where
it is difficult to obtain lodgings. The .Council has a small
hostel for nurses with accomodation for 6.
Hostels for'Nursery Nurses.
35 Stepney Green. Total accommodation 6.
III. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES0F ARE
SANITARY inspection
The following is a summary of the inspections carried out
by the nine District Sanitary Inspectors:-
To houses and other premises (relating to Complaints,
Nuisances, Infectious Diseases, Restaurants, Lodging
houses, etc. 9,386
Miscellaneous Inspections 9,759
To factories, Workshops and Outworkers premises 1,275
Number of Revisits 5,377
Number of Intimations served 2,308
„ „ Statutory Notices 445
„ „ Summonses taken out -
„ „ visits to air-raid shelters 158
„ „ visits to Rest and Feeding Centres 6
„ „ visits to Canteens 85
Note: Eight of the Council's Sanitary Inspectors are still
seconded to War Damage and are not avilable to the
Public Health Department.
A summary of sanitary work carried out as a result of
notices served is as follows:-
Repairs to roofs, gutters and rain-water pipes 848
Cleansing or repairs to drains, water-closets, sinks,
baths and lavatory wastes 2,837
Miscellaneous repairs 3,021
Dampness in premises remedied and rooms cleansed 2,246
Drains tested 329, of which 21 were defective.
RAT CONTROL
The District Sanitary Inspectors continued to co-operate
with the Council's Rodent Officer and Rat-catchers in the Borough
Engineer's Department on the control of Rat Infestation. During
the year 630 complaints were received as to nuisances for rats
and mice. Drains were tested where necessary and 431 complaints
were forwarded to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor so that the
Council's Rat-catchers could call and assist the tenant's concerned.
IV HOUSING
INSPECTION
Number of houses inspected for housing defects 7,572
" " inspections made for such purposes 9,643
" " houses not reasonably fit 2,648
„ „ houses rundered fit informally 2,202
" " houses in respect of which notices were served. 445
„ „ houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices 445
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