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Number of complaints received - Business premises 70
Private Dwellings 133
Additional infestations found - Business premises 1,168
Private Dwellings 213
Number of premises treated - Business premises 1,238
Private Dwellings 346
Number of visits made - Business premises 14,071
Private Dwellings 7,516
Charges made to Business premises - £4,317 14s. 0do
PET ANIMALS:
There is little trade in the Borough in pet animals. Licences
under the Pet Animals Act, 1951 have been re-issued in respect of
6 premises during the past year. Three were in respect of shops;
two in respect of stalls and one in respect of premises used for
the breeding and sale of tropical fish largely for export. All
the premises were inspected during the year and a total of 12
formal visits were made.
HEATING APPLIANCES:
Observations have constantly been made on all shops, warehouses
and stalls handling the sale of new and secondhand gas, electric
or oil fires, to ensure that such appliances were adequately
guarded in accordance with the standards laid down. Where
necessary the prescribed probe, weight and burning tests were
carried out by the Inspectors Apart from casual observations 24
formal inspections were made during I960,
NUISANCE FROM PIGEONS:
In order to control the number of pigeons in the Borough,
licences have been granted for catching them in the streets and
open spaces, as they are liable to become a public nuisance and
to do much damage. Enquiries are made as to the means employed
by those authorized, to ensure that they are humane and as to
disposal of the carcasses to ensure that birds unfit for human
consumption are not sold for this purpose. During 1961 3 licences
were in force.
MORTUARY:
The Corporation of London was so good as to make available
mortuary accommodation at their Golden Lane Mortuary for Pinsbury
infectious and emergency cases.
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