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(2) Public Cleansing.—The collection and disposal of house refuse
has continued to be carried out under contract requiring the maintenance
of a weekly collection throughout the district and the disposal of the refuse
under controlled tipping conditions, subject to prevailing salvage operations.
Kitchen waste is collected and delivered to the County Borough
East Ham for processing for the purposes of animal food, in accordance with
the Ministry of Supply direction.
(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 37 shop inspections were recorded.
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
It was unnecessary to warn shopkeepers against any contraventions.
(5) Eradication of Bed Bugs.— The means employed for eradication
of the bed bug as outlined in previous reports has been continued With
satisfactorv results.
The number of premises disinfested was 49. The insecticides used
were Fuminol and Zaldecide preparations.
Spraying and steam disinfestation is carried out by the staff of
Public Health Department.
4. Schools.— One Public School, one Secondary School and eight Elementary
Schools are situated in the district. There are several private schools
The sanitary condition and water supply remained satisfactory.
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 1945.
With the cessation of hostilities in 1945, war-time emergency duties
carried out by the sanitary inspectors came to an end, in respect of the
following:—
1. The examination, salvage and disposal of food stocks damaged
by enemy action.
2. The maintenance of a special decontamination and treatment
centre and trained squad service, organised to deal with food in case
of contamination by poison gases.
3. Civilian war deaths.
4. The wholesale meat distributing centre at Gates Corner,
Southend Road, was also closed by the Ministry of Food.