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Preliminary notices were served in 137 instances.
At 106 private premises the work of destruction was carried out
by the Council at the occupiers' expense and 14 Council premises
received attention.
Smoke Abatement.
No complaints were received.
Schools.
The improvised arrangements for school feeding to meet wartime
needs introduced an element of hygienic risk. The handling
and issue of large quantities of milk for some hundreds of children
in each school, especially where supplies were delivered in bulk,
was not without its danger. Although the value of this scheme to
child nutrition far outweighs such considerations, it is to be hoped
that it may soon be possible to secure those adequate administrative
arrangements for school feeding which we know to be desirable.
The sanitary arrangements were generally satisfactory although,
as in the case of houses, redecorating, as a contributory means of
periodic cleansing is in all cases long overdue.
Disposal of the Dead.
The Merton and Morden and Carshalton Joint Cemetery Board
came into existence under an Order made by the Minister of Health
in July, 1943. It will administer some 58 acres in lower Morden as
a burial ground for both districts. Approximately 19 acres have
been laid out and consecrated, but interments have not yet commenced.
Modern and adequate mortuary facilities, with provision for postmortem
examinations, are provided at the Council's Mill Lane
mortuary.
Shops Act 1912—1936.
Two hundred and eighty-three inspections of shops and business
premises were made and no informal or formal action was necessary
regarding infringements.
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