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Water Certificates.
Four certificates were issued under Section 48 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.
Stables.
186 stables were inspected and reported upon, the total number of
inspections being 272.
The following infringements of the Bye-laws were dealt with:—
Accumulations of manure, or premises otherwise not clean
Floors not properly drained
Dung receptacles:—
(a) Not provided
(b) Defective
(c) Not covered
Other defects
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48 Intimations were served, followed by 1 Notice. The works
required were completed, before the end of the year in most instances.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts, 1890-1891, and Revenue Act, 1903.
No applications for certificates for exemption under the Customs and
Inland Revenue Acts, 1890-1891, and the Revenue Act, 1903, were made
during the year.
Street Trading.
A record is kept in the Public Health Office of street traders who
have been licensed to deal in foodstuffs.
All new applications are reported upon prior to licenses being granted,
and all storage premises are kept under supervision and periodically
inspected.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
Red squill baits are distributed to applicants, the results being
highly satisfactory.
Where rats are still persistent after the use of poison and where there
are reasons for suspecting drainage defects, the ground is opened and the
drain examined as a matter of routine.
No notices were served under the above Act during the year.
A report on Rat Repression, which contained certain suggestions,
was submitted to the Council in September, 1931. (Appendix A, Annual
Report, 1931.)