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Bakehouses.—There are 36 bakehouses in the district, 26 of which use
motive power. 167 inspections of bakehouses were carried out during the
year.
It was necessary to call upon the occupiers of bakehouses to carry out
cleansing and other work in 16 instances, and the requests were complied
with in 15 cases.
Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894-1927. (i) Regulation of Movement
of Swine Fever Order, 1922.—Licences were issued for entry into the
Borough of 105 pigs and for removal from the Borough of 41 pigs.
In addition, under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894-1927, licences
were issued for entry into the Borough of 1 cow and 1 calf, and for removal
from the Borough of 25 sheep.
(ii) Sheep Scab Orders and Amendment Orders, 1928, 1930, 1934 and
1934 (No. 2).—There has been no occasion for this Borough to be made into a
"double-dipping" area under these Orders during the year 1942. The only
sheep in the borough, at a large farm, have been double-dipped unofficially by
the owner in his own interests.
(iii) Swine Fever Orders, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1916 and 1917: Swine
Fever (Regulation of Movement) Order, 1922: and Amendment Orders
1922 (No. 1), 1936 and 1936 (No. 3).—Owing to the suspicious deaths of pigs
on the 26th May at a Public Institution in the Borough, and on the 5th
December at a Pig Club in the district, it was necessary to serve Form "A"
Notices under the Swine Fever Orders, defining the premises as infected
places. These notices were subsequently withdrawn by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries.
Rats and Mice Destruction Act, 1919.—174 complaints have been
received of the existence of rats affecting 374 premises. In 66 of these
cases poison gas has been used, and in the remaining cases other steps have
been taken.
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928.—The Sanitary Inspectors
made 814 visits to premises where petroleum is stored, or in conjunction
with the installation of such storage, and tested 11 petroleum appliances or
fittings.
The number of Licences issued was 98, and the fees paid to the Council
for such Licences was £76 15s. 2 Licences were issued for the storage of
calcium-carbide, the fees payable being 15s.