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Regular visits were made by the district sanitary inspectors to the
licensed and registered premises to ensure that only clean filling materials
were used and to inspect the records which the occupiers are required to keep.
Samples of the rag flock product submitted for laboratory examination
were found to pass all the tests prescribed in the regulations.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
At the 31st December, 1953, fifteen premises were licensed as Pet Shops
in accordance with the Pet Animals Act 1951. Regular visits were made to
the premises by the district sanitary inspectors to ensure that the requirements
of the Act and the licensing conditions were complied with.
Rodent Control
It is now ten years since the Council became responsible for the work of
rodent control in the Rorough and arising out of a Ministry directive, it is
ten years since the first sewer treatment was carried out, Maintenance treatments
have continued at the rate of two per annum and are carried out in
accordance with the Ministry's recommendations
Contracts are not entered into for the treatment of business premises but
regular treatments are given to selected corporation owned premises. Certain
premises are dealt with on a systematic basis and the costs are recovered from
the owners or occupiers The value of these treatments is shown by the substantial
reduction in the rodent population

The following is a summary of dwelling houses and business premises
treated during 1953'
(1) Dwelling houses 520
(2) Dusiness and Factory premises 147
(3) Total charge for (2) above £104. 13s. 5d.