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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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(4) Whether the work of disinfestation is carried out by the
Local Authority or by a contractor.
With the exception of the disinfestation of the possessions of
127 families transferred from clearance areas to Council flats in
1934, which were treated by hydrogen cyanide by the van method by
a contractor, all disinfestation work in the Borough has been carried
out by the staff of the Public Health Department.
The following is a statement of this work in the past three years:—
| Year. | Houses disinfested by Staff of Public Health Department. | Families' belongings treated with hydrogen cyanide. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses. | Rooms. | By Stalf of Publio Health Department. | By Contractor. | |
| 1934 | 760 | 1,205 | — | 127 |
| 1935 | 819 | 1,238 | 199 | — |
| 1936 | 864 | 1,343 | 70 | — |
Removal of Aged and Infirm Persons.—Action was taken in two
cases during the year under Section 28 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, which gave authority for the
compulsory removal to an institution of persons who are aged or
infirm or physically incapacitated and residing in premises which
are insanitary and who cannot devote to themselves or receive from
persons with whom they reside proper care and attention. A
magistrate's Order for removal to hospital was obtained in each
case.
This Section was repealed by the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, and power to secure the removal of aged or infirm persons to
a suitable hospital or other institution or other suitable place is now
contained in Secton 224 of the Pubic Health (London) Act, 1936.
Shops Act, 1934.
This Act places upon Metropolitan Borough Councils responsibility
for ensuring that suitable and sufficient means of ventilating
and maintaining a reasonable temperature shall be provided in every