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Methods employed: —
48 houses treated with insecticide spray.
Number of houses disinfested of beetles, 42.
Number of houses disinfested of other insects, 16.
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 School Health Service of the Surrey County
Council.
Closure of Schools.—No school has been closed by the local
authority during the year by reason of infectious disease.
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 a 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.
PREVENTION OF DESTRUCTION BY PESTS ACT, 1949
Two full-time and one part-time Rodent Operators were
employed.
Properties inspected 5,943
Complaints received 580
Number of treatments re rat infestation including
test baits as result of inspection and complaints 1,122
Factory and business premises treated 107
Visits by Sanitary Inspectors 114
Two sewer maintenance treatments were carried out; 211 manholes
were baited. Twelve intercepting chambers were also baited
during the two maintenance treatments. A ten per cent. test of all
the sewer manholes in the district was also carried out.