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Number of Public Library and other books
disinfected 6,858
Number of persons accommodated in the
isolation shelters —
(b) For the destruction of vermin:
Number of rooms dis infested . . . . 794
Number of articles destroyed 1,292
Number of beds, mattresses, blankets, etc.,
treated in cyanide gas chambers 723
Number of articles disinfested by other
means 3,642
Number of van loads of furniture treated in
cyanide gas chambers 227
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 the Council's estates. A total of 157 van loads (included
in the figure of 227 mentioned above) were dealt with under this
arrangement.
In addition, 74 van loads and 218 dustbins of verminous and
unwholesome articles were removed to the Disinfecting Station for
destruction.
The following additional work was also carried out at the
Disinfecting Station, namely:—
Disinfection of 293,650 items of clothing for export.
The depositing of rubbish on bombed sites has been a constantly
recurring nuisance, and removal by the staff of the Public
Health Department has often been necessary in order to avoid
danger to the health of the public. During 1951 the staff of the
Disinfecting Station removed 21 dustbins of rubbish and 50
miscellaneous items from these sites, in those cases where
responsibility for the deposits could not be placed upon the owners
of the land or upon any other person, and in 74 instances, sites
were also cleared of putrescible matter by burning and burying on
the actual sites.
RODENT CONTROL.
Rodent control work in the borough is carried out in accordance
with the methods of treatment recommended by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries.
During 1951, 1,175 infestations at dwelling-houses and business
premises were recorded, as compared with 1,302 the previous year.
Pre-baits laid totalled 20,602, poison baits 7,098, and post-baits
also 7,098.