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(3) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The Report of the Senior
Sanitary Inspector is included at the end of this Section.
(4) Shops and Offices.—Under the provisions of the Shops Acts,
1934, a total of one hundred and ninety-six shop inspections were recorded!
Improvements with regard to ventilation and temperature of shops and to
sanitary conveniences were effected upon four premises.
Two notices, Section 10, subsection (7), Shops Act, 1934, were served
for the provision of sanitary arrangements in shop premises, and the notices
were complied with.
Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928.—Under the provisions of Defence
Regulations, 1939, earlier closing hours operated during the winter months
and normal closing hours were resumed between March and November.
Seven shopkeepers were warned against minor contraventions.
(5) Camping Sites.—There are no camping sites in the district.
(6) Smoke Abatement.—One smoke nuisance was abated.
(7) Eradication of Bed Bugs.—The means employed for eradication
of the bed bug as outlined in previous reports has been continued with
satisfactory results.
The number of premises disinfested was nineteen, including two Council
owned houses. The insecticides used were Pyagra and Deodex preparations.
Spraying and steam disinfestation is carried out by the staff of the
Public Health Department.
4. Schools.—During the year the Elementary Schools were closed for
varying periods, owing to the evacuation of the children. Towards the
end of the year the Elementary schools were reopened and the average
attendances reached approximately 64 per cent, of the pre-war figure. At
the time of the heavy bombing of London, some of the schools were utilised
for accommodation for refugees.
The Public and Secondary schools did not close during the year, but
in the latter school, numbers of the children were evacuated.
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 1940.
Owing to war time conditions a considerable amount of time was
taken up in connection with the following matters:—
Food stocks on damaged premises.
Arrangements for the treatment and disposal of foodstuffs
contaminated by gas.
Civilian war deaths.