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as any sanitary defects in the houses visited would be brought to the notice of a health
inspector calling even though the purpose of his call was specific. The 1960 figure of
2,484 inspections in connection with the Clean Air Act compares with 1,708 in 1959 and
309 in 1958.
Another increased figure was that for visits to Food Shops which rose by almost 20%.
Market
There is a market, part open, part covered, in the High Street where a weekly horse
and cattle sale was held on Wednesdays and a general sale of market produce and goods
was held on Saturdays. Special attention was paid regularly to the hygienic provisions
and maintenance there.
In addition, travelling fairs and circuses spend periods in the Borough, three to four
times a year, and require supervision.
School Sanitation, Ventilation and Lighting
Schools were kept under review during the year. Although no actual improvements
were made in School Sanitation, or in the School Canteens in 1960, plans were laid down
by Middlesex County Council for certain works to commence in 1961.
The Borough Council provides the number of dustbins required for the removal of
school refuse.
Eradication of Bed Bugs
Statistics for the year:—
(a) Number of Council houses
(1) found to be infested 2
(2) disinfested during the year 2
(b) Number of other houses Total 13
(1) found to be infested 11
(2) disinfested during the year 11
Canal Boats
Southall is not a registration authority for Canal Boats. The routine inspections
carried out by neighbouring authorities having boat docks, reduce this work to a minimum
and no report on any particular boat was necessary.
Mortuary and Post.Mortem Room
The mortuary, situated in Havelock Road, provides adequate accommodation for the
Borough. No bodies were deposited in the mortuary during the year. One hundred
and fifty nine bodies were deposited in the mortuary at Acton, and fifty.one bodies in the
mortuary at Uxbridge, for post.mortem purposes and coroner's inquest if necessary.