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During Rat Week posters were exhibited in prominent places
throughout the district calling the attention of everyone to the importance
of destroying rats and intimating that help and advice can be obtained
on application to the Public Health Department. The usual slide was
also shown at the Loughton Cinema.
Several visits have been made to the Council's sewage works
and a few rats have been killed. Where evidence of the presence of
rats is noticed immediate steps are taken to ''gas" the ''workings."
The sewers are kept under observation and special bait for use in sewers
has been obtained. The baits are watched and renewed where necessary.
Rat bait is still supplied free on application.
Number of visits—319.
(iv) Smoke Abatement—No action taken.
4. Schools—
The sanitary conditions and water supply is satisfactory.
In one school the flush to the boys' urinal has been renewed.
Section D.
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1938.
Number of new houses erected during the year 1938.
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b))
1. By Local Authority 16
2. By other Authorities 2
3. By other bodies and persons 430
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts.
1. By Local Authority 16
2. By other bodies and persons Nil
Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
1. (a) Total number of Dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) 31
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose 311
2.(a) Number of Dwelling-houses (included under sub-head
(1) above) which were inspected and recorded under
the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 9
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose 218
3. Number of Dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 7