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OFFENSIVE TRADES
An Establishment Order has been granted to a company which carries on
the offensive trade of fellmonger.
The order is renewed annually.
DISINFECTION
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the staff of the
Wanless Road Disinfecting Station:-
Number of premises sprayed in which cases of
Infectious Disease have occurred 147
Number of rooms included in above 169
Total number of rooms sprayed for all purposes 3, 382
Number of articles disinfected 6,616
Number of library books disinfected 1,069
Number of disinfection certificates issued 219
DISINFESTATION
Bed Bugs
Number of houses visited 407
Number of rooms sprayed 1, 077
Number of houses revisited 51
The rooms were sprayed with a preparation of 5 per cent D.D.T. Lindane with
Pybuthrin as a "Knockdown"
There were many complaints during the year of insect infestation. The
usual offenders were wood boring beetles, ants, cockroaches, drugstore beetles,
carpet beetles, clothes moths, weevils and silver fish.
The total number of visits made by the staff of the Disinfecting Station for
all purposes was 2,497.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
Rodent destruction in dwelling houses and business premises is carried out
under the direction of the Rodent Officer, an Assistant Rodent Officer and a
Rodent operative working under his supervision. Sewer treatment is carried out
by the department of the Borough Engineer in conjunction with the Rodent Officer
and his staff.