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RODENT CONTROL
During the twelve months ending 31st December, 1947, the following
work was carried out under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919:—
Visits by the Sanitary Inspectors 195
Visits by the Rodent Operator 2,945
Premises disinfested for Rats 160
Premises disinfested for Mice 54
No evidence of infestation –
Disinfestation in hand—Rats 94
Disinfestation in hand—Mice 87
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS
Mr F. G. Buxton, the Veterinary Inspector, has kindly supplied me
with details of his work in the Borough under the Diseases of Animals
Acts and Orders during 1947 as follows:—
Total number of Licences issued under the Contagious
Diseases of Animals Acts 0
Inspections made under the Contagious Diseases of
Animals Acts (on fowls) 5
Number of fowls inspected 32
No action was necessary under the Tuberculosis Order, 1925.