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(10) Personal Cleansing Station
During the year, 21 adults and 1 child had baths for verminous
conditions at the Personal Cleansing Station, simultaneous disinfection
of clothing being cabled out. The majority of adults concerned
were men from a Common Lodging House.
In addition, 11 adults and 4 children received treatment for
Scabies at the Station. Sanitary Inspectors visit and advise in all
cases of Scabies and in those cases where veruinous conditions
persistently recur.
During the year the mobile bathing equipment for the cleansing,
by consent, of aged persons in their own homes where the persons
concerned are so enfeebled as not to be able to attend at the
Personal Cleansing Station was used on eight occasions.
(11) Prevention of Damage by Posts Act, 1949
During the year, 189 complaints of infestation by rats or mice
were received and in most cases smoke tests of the drainage of the
premises affected were carried cut by the Drainage Staff under the
supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors. One notice under section
4(1) of the Act was served.
Systematic baiting and poisoning was carried out by the Rodent
Operatives on 4l2 premises with satisfactory results.
In accordance with the suggestion of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries, all sewers under the control of the Council were
baited twice during the year, involving a total of 1,268 manholes.
Positive results were obtained in 540 instances.
(12) National Assistance Act, 1948
Under Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, as amended
by the National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, provision is made
whereby a court of summary jurisdiction maji make an order for the
removal of ill, infirm or incapacitated persons who are not
receiving proper care and attention.