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(b) For the destruction of vermin -
Rooms disinfested 498
Bedding, clothing, etc., destroyed 1,141 articles
Beds, mattresses, blankets, etc., treated in
cyanide gas chambers 256 articles
Furniture treated in cyanide gas chambers
(including 137 loads treated on behalf of
Tottenham Borough Council) 273 van loads
Disinfested by other means 2,745 articles
(c) For disinfection prior to export by private firms -
Clothing 581,973 articles
Clothing and footwear 5 tons
Wools and rags 8 tons 1 cwt. 6 lbs.
(d) Miscellaneous -
Veneer disinfested (woodworm) 2 van loads
Bedding and clothing dried and aired (following
floods) 153 articles
Unwholesome and putrescible articles des101 van loads
troyed 148 bins
In certain circumstances, excluding infectious disease, charges are made
for the disinfection and disinfestation of rooms, furniture and other articles.
For these services a sum of £113 11s. 6d, was collected and, in addition, a
sum of £22 3s. 6d. was received for the removal of refuse from various premises
and sites.
DISINFECTANTS AND INSECTICIDES. The Departmental Stores in Hillman
Street, at the rear of the Town Hall, carry stocks of disinfectants, insecticides,
rat poison, etc. Disinfectants are issued free of charge in cases of
infectious disease, including tuberculosis. Various preparations are on sale
to the public, and sales during the year totalled approximately £720 for
disinfectants and insecticides and £3 3s. for rat poison.
HOMERTON HIGH STREET STORES. The Public Health Department has the use
of the second floor of the Council's depot at 186, Homerton High Street. In
addition to departmental stores, the furniture and effects of deceased persons
who have been buried by the Council in accordance with the provisions of the
National Assistance Act are, pending disposal, stored there. A section of
the floor is used by the County Council Divisional Health Department as their
central store for day nursery equipment, etc.