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During the year the Council undertook at the request of the
Tottenham Borough Council the treatment by cyanide gas of the
furniture and effects of persons removing into housing accommodation
on that Council's estates. 27 van loads (included in the total
of 64 van loads mentioned above) were dealt with under this
arrangement.
In addition 39 van loads and 234 dust bins of verminous and
unwholesome articles were removed to the Disinfecting Station for
destruction.
The cyanide gas chambers were again used on several occasions
for the destruction of food pests in such articles as coriander seed,
Turkey rhubarb, jalap root, millers' offal and peanuts. The total
weight of the foodstuff treated was 17½ tons.
The following additional work was also carried out at the
Disinfecting Station:—
5 bales of flock dried before export.
988 large and 527 small bundles of clothing and 3 sacks of hats
disinfected before export for relief in Europe.
1 London County Council ambulance treated by cyanide
after conveying a typhus or suspected typhus case.
The staff of the Disinfecting Station have removed 19 tons
of rubbish from bomb sites in the Borough in those cases where
responsibility for the deposits could not be placed upon the owners
of the land or other persons. The depositing of rubbish upon these
sites is a constantly recurring nuisance and removal by the staff
of the Public Health Department is often necessary in order to
avoid danger to the health of the public.