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Stables.
171 stables were inspected and reported upon, the total number of
inspections being 580.
The following infringements of the Bye-laws were dealt with:—
Accumulations of manure, or premises otherwise not clean 39
Floors not properly drained 2
Dung receptacles:—
(a) Not provided 10
(b) Defective 9
(c) Not covered 2
Other defects 21
66 intimations were served, followed by 8 notices and 2 final notices.
The works required were completed before the end of the year in most
instances.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts, 1890-1891, and Revenue Act, 1903.
No applications for certificates for exemption under the Customs and
Inland Revenue Acts, 1890-1891, and the Revenue Act, 1903, were made
during the year.
Street Trading.
A record is kept in the Public Health Office of street traders who
have been licensed to deal in foodstuffs.
All new applications are reported upon prior to licences being granted,
and all storage premises are kept under supervision and periodically
inspected.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
When a complaint is received, the sanitary inspector visits the
premises and if there is evidence of rat infestation, poison in the form
of red squill baits is issued. Drains are tested and dealt with as circumstances
require. The number of complaints received during the year
was 83.
No notices were served under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act,
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Enquiries are now made of tenants complaining of rats as to the
presence of black rats and any rats caught are kept for inspection by the