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(7) Eradication of bed bugs.—The number of rooms disinfested
during the year totalled forty-eight and of this number four were in
Council-owned houses.
The procedure usually adopted for disinfestation is to obtain the
co-operation of the owners of infested premises in removing loose woodwork
from the walls of the rooms in question such as skirtings, architraves and
picture-rails, and to burn off the exposed surfaces with the blow-lamp;
this is followed by spraying with an insecticide and the removal of infested
bedding for disinfestation under steam pressure. Spraying and steam
disinfestation is carried out by the staff of the Public Health Department.
4. Schools.—The following are situated in the district—one Public School,
one Secondary School and eight Elementary Schools including one new
Central School opened during the year and referred to in the previous
report. In addition, one well-known institution maintains its own educational
arrangements. There are several private schools.
With regard to the sanitary condition and water supply of the public
elementary schools, drainage generally is on the water carriage system and
there are no trough closets in use. The water supply is from the main
service and with few exceptions draw-off taps are provided direct from
the rising mains for dietetic purposes and where water is obtained from
storage cisterns arrangements exist for maintaining the cisterns in cleanly
condition.
All schools including private schools were inspected periodically.
Drainage extensions and sanitary improvements were carried out at five
schools.
There were no school closures during the year.
5. Legislation.—The following changes came into operation during 1937:—
The Housing Act, 1936. January 1st.
The Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act, 1936. May 1st.
The adoption of Byelaws with respect to "Houses intended or used
for occupation by persons of the working classes and let in lodgings or
occupied by members of more than one family," were confirmed by the
Minister of Health on July 15th, and came into operation on September 1st.
The Public Health Act, 1936. October 1st.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Report of the Senior Sanitary Inspector.
In accordance with Article 27(18) of the Sanitary Officers' (Outside
London) Regulations, 1935, I beg to submit the following particulars with
regard to the work accomplished by the Sanitary Inspectors during the
year 1937.
Summary of the various inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
Dwelling Houses—
On complaint and other causes 479
Infectious disease enquiries 155
House-to-house inspections 652
Premises measured for purposes of Part IV of the Housing
Act, 1936 183
Number of rooms measured in these premises 839
Rent Restriction Act enquiries 6
Total number of re-inspections for all purposes 5891