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Summary of investigations and inspections made during the year 1941.
Inspections-By Inspector 505
By Rat Officer 453
Re-inspections-By Inspoctor 1,185
By Rat Officer 1,746
Premises where rats were found 157
Action Taken.
Poison Baits laid by Rat Officer 23,013
Wire Traps set ,, ,, 213
Break-Back Traps set ,, ,, 1,110
Premises freed from Rats 100
Probable source:-
Rat runs and holes 150
Defective Drains 78
No. of Notices served 8
Housing.
The situation with regard to housing is now fairly stabilized. Some
belated cases of war damage are discovered and dealt with from time to
time and reconditioned properties are becoming available in increasing
numbers.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Inspection has been maintained as necessary. Owing to the conditions
prevailing some uncrupulous persons attempted to benefit at the expense
of, and risk to, the community at large by importing meat from Eire of a
very unsatisfactory character. Two persons were successfully prosecuted
and the commodity in question was banned from importation by the
Government upon the Councils' representation.
The total quantity of food destroyed after inspection amounted to
some 237 tons, a very small fraction of the parcels examined amounting
to approximately 0.6%. The percentage of food examined, which has
been rendered unedible by reason of enemy action did not amount to one
half of one per cent.
Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, and
Public Health (Preservatives in Food) Regulations.
Duties under these Regulations although somewhat limited have been
carried out as necessary, samples for examination being taken as required
and submitted to the Public Analyst.
Mortuary and Coroner's Court.
Post-mortems conducted-without inquest 312
Post-mortems conducted-with inquest 114
Inquests held, Post-mortems conducted else-
where 51
Bodies brought in for convenience 2
479
Verminous Persons.
During the year there has been a total attendance of 9,154 persons
for bathing and treatment.
Of this number 3,802 were treatments given to children In accordance