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Character of Work Done.
Offensive accumulations removed 72
Urinals cleansed or repaired 3
Piggeries repaired or improved 8
Houses or parts disinfected and cleansed 349
Smoke nuisances abated 19
Houses at which drains were reconstructed or
new provided 4
Drains repaired, cleansed, trapped or ventilated 206
House to house inspection has been carried out as time
permitted, having regard to other duties to be performed; 2,566
houses were inspected, which number includes 434 under the
provisions of the Housing Acts. Caravan yards, of which there
are fourteen, were kept under close observation. Four were vacated
during the year. The caravans number 55 and are occupied by 45
families, giving a total population of 172. Two families removed to
dwelling houses and their caravans were voluntarily destroyed, but
their sites were unfortunately occupied by other caravans.
Three applications were received for certificates under the Rents
Restriction Act; two were granted and one refused.
One hundred and seven smoke observations of half-hour duration
were kept on factory chimneys. Sixteen notices were served
on owners of factories calling attention to breaches of the Council's
byelaw which limits the emission of black smoke from a chimney
to two minutes in the aggregate within any continuous period of
thirty minutes. At least five factory owners have taken steps to
obviate nuisances by either installing larger boilers or smoke
preventing appliances.
Disinfection and Disinfestation.— Disinfection has been carried
out at 349 houses following removal of patients to the Wandle
Valley Isolation Hospital or other institutions. Infected bedding
was removed and treated by dry steam at the Wandle Valley
disinfecting station. Two hundred and seventy-two bug infested
rooms were fumigated or sprayed with insecticide, picture rails,
mouldings and portions of flooring being removed in most instances
to facilitate the extermination of the vermin. Notices were served
on occupiers in 21 cases to carry out disinfestation. An invasion
of cockroaches and crickets in a newly built-up road in Eastfields