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Bromley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
During the year seven premises were licensed as pet shops.
In the main, the sale of pets at these premises consists of cage
birds and tropical and other fish.
39 visits of inspection were made during the year and only
one nuisance or defect found.
It has not been found necessary to attach any special conditions
(other than the general conditions) to any licence which has
been issued.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949.
Excellent work, which requires vigilant and energetic action,
was carried out by the two Rodent staff who deal tactfully with
the public.
The following is a tabulation of their work, in addition to which are the six monthly maintenance treatments of the sewers in the area :—
| TYPE OF PROPERTY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Non-Agricultural | Agri-cultural | |||
| Dwelling Houses (including Council Houses) | All other (including business premises) | Total of Cols. (1) (2) & (3) | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| I. Number of properties in Local Authority's District | 8 | 19,544 | 1,881 | 21,433 | 29 |
| II. Number of properties inspected as a result of: (a) Notification, (b) Survey under the Act, (c) Otherwise, (e.g., when visited primarily for some other purpose) | (a) 6 | 497 | 113 | 616 | 5 |
| (b) - | 3,514 | 401 | 3,915 | 17 | |
| (c) 4 | 64 | 136 | 204 | 9 | |
| III. Total inspections carried out—including re-inspections. (To be completed only if figures are readily available.) | 34 | 7,374 | 1,122 | 8,530 | 160 |