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PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS
The number of drainage applications received during the year totalled
441.
Each application and the accompanying drawings were carefully scrutinised
and in a number of cases Architects, Surveyors or Builders had to be interviewed
or communicated with and the application amended before final approval could
be given.
CLEANSING, DISINFECTION, DISINFESTATION
A total of 69 adults and 23 children under 5 years were treated for
scabies and 23 adults and 71 children under 5 years of age were treated for
vermin at the Shoreditch Health Centre. Normally 2 treatments are required to
clear a case of scabies and one for vermin.
Arrangements have been made with other areas for treatment at the Bathing
Centre of residents from their areas. The Department is also responsible for
the disinfestation of verminous rooms and articles and a total of 1,663 rooms
and 2,793 articles were treated. 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 second hand clothing disinfected for this purpose.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESS
Pur skin dressing is the only offensive business in the Borough and was
in operation in 2 factories.
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 fifteen 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.
Details are set out below:-