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Rats and Mice Destruction Act, 1919.
Complaints received 465
Number of drains tested 465
Number of drains found to be defective 89
Number of notices served 89
Number referred to the Borough Engineer 376
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest
(Restrictions) Acts.
33 applications were received during the year for Certificates under
these Acts. 31 were granted and 2 were refused. In addition, 1 application
for a Report was received. This was issued.
Water Certificates.
Certificates were granted under the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, as to dwelling-houses having a proper and sufficient
supply of water, with respect to 21 houses and flats.
The Mortuary and Shelter.
The number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary during the year was
208. Of these, 191 were removed by the Coroner's Order, 12 by the Police,
4 at the request of the deceased's friends, and 1 on my instructions.
30 bodies were placed in the Jewish part of the Mortuary, but only 8
were officially " watched."
158 inquests were held in the Coroner's Court, and 101 post-mortem
examinations were made.
93 persons were accommodated at the Council's Shelter—i.e., 15 men,
16 women, and 62 children.
Verminous Persons.
330 persons were cleansed during the year and had their clothing disinfected—2G1
males and 69 females.
Disinfecting: Station.
2,905 rooms were fumigated and the bedding, etc., removed and
disinfected by steam. Of these, 2,552 rooms were fumigated because of
infectious disease, 107 as a result of pulmonary tuberculosis, and 186 because
they were verminous. In addition to these, scabies occurred in 192 families
and the bedding was taken away and disinfected by steam.