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Number of private houses disinfested by owners or occupiers
after notice, 30.
Number of shelters disinfested, 23.
Number of houses disinfested for beetles, 39 (41 rooms).
SCHOOLS
The supervision of the public elementary schools is under
the control of the Education Department of the Surrey County
Council.
The sanitary fittings, etc., however, are inspected periodically
by the sanitary inspector. All schools have a constant
supply of water from the mains of the Metropolitan Water Board.
Medical Inspection.—The medical inspection of school
children is carried out by the Education Department of the
Surrey County Council.
Closure of Schools.—No school has been closed by the local
authority during the year.
Infectious Diseases.—Scholars in contact with a case of
infectious disease are excluded from school, the period of the
exclusion being that set out in the memorandum of the County
School Medical Officer to the Surrey Education Committee. The
head teacher of the school concerned is always notified of this
exclusion and the reason for same.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION ACT, 1919
The Surrey County Council delegated their powers under the
above Act to the Mitcham Borough Council in July, 1944.
A Rodent Operator was appointed in December, 1944. The
man employed on disinfection also carried out work in connection
with rat destruction.
Number of complaints received re rat infestation 185
Number of visits paid by sanitary inspectors 677
Number of visits paid by rodent operators 3,239
Roads in which sewers were baited 381