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CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTORS_REPORT. 1939 and 1940.
Council Offices,
Feltham.
To Dr. L, A, Newton, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
Complying with requirements given in Circular 2067 dated
19th July, 1940 and Circular 2314 dated 26th March 1941, I beg to
report that the work of the Department was proceeding satisfactorily
at the outbreak of war, when my assistant was placed in control of
Decontamination work, which, took the whole of his time for two to
three months whilst I was in charge of Billeting work and the
requisitioning of empty houses.
The work of the department, as far as possible has been
carried on. Samples of water and milk have.been taken, premises
and bedding disinfected after cases of infectious disease, complaint
end nuisances investigated and remedied. Both-my assistant and
myself carried out the duties of Billeting Officer which took up a
large part of our time.
The sewering of the Northern part of the District was
commenced but was still in hand at the end of 1940, when this is
completed the work of reconstruction of house" drainage and the
abolishment of cesspools will be carried out.veVory little
slaughtering was done during 1940. A distribution centre under
the Ministry of Food is situated in Bed font from which the locality
is supplied with meat. All meat declared' to be-unfit has been sent
to the waste food products for processing.

(2) The methods employed of freeing infested houses from bugs
are the removal of all wood-work and spraying with chemicals
Pyagra or Cimex,
(3) All belongings inspected before removal to Ceuncil houses
and if necessary treated with insectide.
(4) The work of disinfection is carried out by the local
authority.
Infectious Disease,

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