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(iv) Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts,
1920 and 1933.—The Senior Sanitary Inspector was authorised by the Council
in December, 1919, to make visits and certify under the provisions of the Acts.
One application was received under Section 2 (4) of the Act.
(v) Smoke Abatement.
Observation has been maintained throughout the year of factories in
the eastern part of the Borough. As a result three informal and one statutory
notices were served on the owners to abate smoke nuisances.
Observation has also been maintained of factories and public works
constructions in the remainder of the Borough. As a result, three informal
and one statutory notices were served on the owners and contractors to abate
smoke nuisances.
(vi) Swimming Baths and Pools—vide previous reports.
Samples of water for examination are taken from the indoor and open-air
swimming baths monthly during May, June, July, August and September,
and during November, January and March in respect of the indoor bath.
The samples taken during 1939 were all satisfactory.
(vii) Special Classes of Premises and Occupations subject to Control
by the Local Authority.—(a) Fish-frying licences (both of which were transfers)
have been granted in respect of 2 premises during 1939.
The Council has decided that all new licences and transfers shall be granted
for a period of one year, and be renewable annually. 6 licences, affecting 6
premises, were renewed during 1939.
(b) Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.—One licence to act as slaughterman
was granted during the year.
(viii) Eradication of Bed Bugs.
(1a) Council Houses:—
Found to be infested 5
Disinfested 5
(1b) Other Houses:—
Found to be infested 44
Disinfested 33
(2) Methods employed:—
Stripping of walls; removal of woodwork, viz., picture rails, skirting,
mouldings, etc.; spraying by "Rodesco" Insecticide, and repeated
where necessary; removal of bedding for disinfection by steam, stopping
of injured wall surfaces later.
(3) Where necessary the above methods have been employed for ensuring
that the belongings of tenants are free from vermin before removal
to Ilford Council houses.
(4) The work of disinfestation has been carried out by the Local Authority
in the case of Ilford Council houses, generally by the owners and
occupiers in the case of private property, and by the L.C.C. for their
own houses.
(ix) Other Sanitary Conditions Requiring Notice.
On one occasion it has been found necessary to remove an encampment
of gipsies from waste land within the Borough.
(x) Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.—There are no premises on which
rag flock is manufactured, but 4 premises are using rag flock and are periodically
inspected.
Samples of flock obtained from these premises were submitted for analysis;
3 were in conformity with the requirements of the Acts and 3 samples did not
conform to those requirements, the amounts of available chlorine exceeding
that allowed, although the Analyst stated that the amounts were not sufficiently
high to institute prosecutions. Letters of warning were sent to the
firms concerned and the Medical Officers of Health of neighbouring boroughs
where the premises of the suppliers of the flocks arc situated were informed
of the analytical results.