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at the Mill fields Centre. In addition 81 school children were treated for
scabies and 37 school children for vermin. Normally two treatments are required
to clear a case of scabies and one for vermin.
Arrangements have also been made with other authorities for the treatment
at the bathing centre of residents in their areas.
The Department is also responsible for the disinfestation of verminous
rooms and articles and a total of 1,424 rooms and 3,812 articles were treated.
In addition approximately 32 van loads of verminous and other artcles were
destroyed.
Certain foreign countries prohibit the importation of second-hand clothing
unless a certificate that the articles have been disinfected can be produced.
A charge is made to private firms wishing to have secondhand clothing disinfected
for this purpose.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESS
The dressing of fur skins is carried on at 4 premises and is the only
offensive business in the Borough.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There are none in the Borough.
MORTUARY
The Council's mortuary adjoins the churchyard of the Parish Church of St.
John-at-Hackney and provides refrigerated accommodation for 15 bodies.
There is an arrangement with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for
receiving bodies from the Bethnal Green area, the cost being shared on a
population basis.

ANIMALS
The Council has various responsibilities under Acts relating to the protection
and diseases of animals and arrangements have been made for the
Corporation of the City of London, who employ a Veterinary Officer and inspectors
to undertake the duties in respect of these Acts on an agency basis,
except in the case of the Pet Animals Act, 1951, which this Department administers
direct.
The action taken under two of the five main Acts dealing with animals is
given below: -
Diseases of Animals Act, 1950: The Corporation of the City of London inspectors
make routine visits to butchers and poulterers but no infringements of the
regulations were reported.