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In addition to the cleansing of persons referred to
above, articles of personal clothing disinfested at the
Medicinal Baths during the year numbered 1,390.

Total weight of furniture, bedding, etc. dealt with :-
261 tons
3 cwt.
3 quarters
19 lb.
During the year 228 new Council flats became ready for
occupation, and the furniture of the ingoing tenants was
treated with H.C.N.
Prevention of Damage by Pests
Although the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1909,
imposes a duty on occupiers of premises to notify the Council
of rodent infestation, the Council must ensure that as far
as practicable the borough is kept free from rats and mice.
Section 4 of the Act enables the Council to serve notices
requiring rat destruction treatment and precautionary works
and the Medical Officer of Health, the Deputy Medical Officer
of Health, all sanitary inspectors and the rodent officers
have been authorised to take necessary action. The Council
have decided to deal with rat and mice infestation in dwelling
houses without cost to occupiers.
The Council's work under the Prevention of Damage by
Pests Act, 1949, during the year, continued to attract the
grant of 50% of the approved net expenditure from the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. No grant aid is given
in respect of expenditure on the treatment of infestations
at commercial or industrial premises, the intention of the
Ministry being that such expenditure shall be fully recovered
from the occupiers and should not fall on public funds.
The Minister is empowered from time to time to require
reports and, in particular, an Annual Report must be
submitted to him on (i) the extent of infestation, (ii)
special circumstances to which any undue presence of rats
and mice might be attributed and (iii) the nature and extent
of co-operative working with contiguous local authorities.
The following is the Report submitted to the Ministry
of Agriculture and Fisheries for the year ended 31st
December, 1952