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veys were carried out in accordance with the provisions of the
Act which resulted in 15,116 inspections being effected.
During investigations, infestation was found to exist on 193
occasions in Local Authority premises, 2,944 in dwelling houses,
278 in business premises and 187 in miscellaneous properties. In
all, some 3,602 treatments were effected by the Council.
Rodent Control treatments are carried out by the Council free
of charge in all private dwellings; for industrial and business
premises a charge is made. When it is found that defects of a
structural nature are causing or aggravating an infestation of
rodents the remedy is taken up with the owner of the premises.
Following the policy of tracing the source of each infestation,
28 drains suspected as a cause of rat infestation were tested by
the Department's staff and in 16 cases the tests proved positive.
In these instances Notices were served under the Public Health
Act, 1936, and the defects remedied.

Sewers
4. Were any sewers infested by rats during the year?—Yes.
Surface Properties and Sewers
5. Any other points of interest?—None.
Baiting of Sewers
During the year sewer baiting for rats was carried out and,
with the co-operation of the Borough Engineer and Director of