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(12) TENTS, VANS AND SHEDS.
No complaints have been received, or nuisances arisen,
in respect of such dwellings in the District during the
year.
(13) SMOKE ABATEMENT.
There are very few factories within the District, and
consequently the question of smoke abatement did not
present a difficult problem. Occasional complaints were
received during the year regarding nuisances from smoke,
and in each case the matter was promptly dealt with.
(14) COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.
There are no common lodging-houses situated within
the District.
(15) DISINFECTION, ETC.
During the year the following premises were
disinfected after cases of infectious disease or for
verminous conditions, etc. :—
Diphtheria 41
Scarlet Fever 27
Enteric Fever 1
Puerperal Pyrexia 1
Tuberculosis 7
Miscellaneous 39
Disinfestation.
Considerable attention has been given to this subject
during the year, and a special report dealing with the
problem was presented to the Public Health and Housing
Committee in December. The conclusion reached was
that, generally speaking, if occupiers are determined to
rid their homes of vermin, they will—by assiduous
cleansing and regular spraying of the affected premises
with insecticides supplied by the Council—eventually be
successful.
(16) RATS & MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
The administration of the above Act in this District
is undertaken by the Middlesex County Council.
All complaints and enquiries are sent to the appropriate
Department.
(17) RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 and 1928.
There are no premises in the District upon which rag
flock is manufactured, used or sold.
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