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14.
Shopa Act 1950.
Your inspectors have continued to exercise their duties under
this act. No contraventions were reported.
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act. 1951.
There are now no firms in the Borough registered for the use of
filling materials used in manufacturing bedding and other articles
of upholstery.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are no common lodging houses in the Borough.
General Public Health Inspection.
A summary of the work of the Public Health Inspectors in
connection with complaints and nuisances, inspections of schools,
public buildings, bombed sites, private roads and passageways, drainage
work, factories, etc. will be found in the Statistical Section.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT. 1949.
Destruction of Rats and Mice.
Surface Treatment.
The Council continues to employ the services of two rodent
operators under the general supervision of the Deputy Chief Public
Health Inspector. There has been little change in the tempo of this
work over that performed during past years and treatment has conformed
with Ministry recommendations. A Table showing the summary of surface
treatments appears in the Statistical Section.
Control of Rats in Sewers.
Sewer baiting has continued under the purview of the Borough
Engineer and Surveyor, who has discontinued prebaiting and poisoning
with the usual poisons and anti-coagulants in favour of fluoracetamide,
with generally advantageous results.