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Insecticidal spray was used to deal with adult insects and an
effort was made to deal with breeding places by filling depressions
containing water although in a wet season this latter task could
over very extensive.
(c) Fly Control. The spraying unit was used again during the
to spray with residual insecticide sites which were likely
be attractive to flies of all types. This included areas of vacant
and the yards of food shops.
(d) Verminous Premises. During the year twenty four domestic
raises were found to be verminous and all were successfully
realt with by using insecticidal spray.
Section 7 - FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES
Tables 20, 21 and 22 give details of the routine inspections of
dories and workplaces made during the year to ensure that
dequate sanitary accommodation is available and that hygienic
conditions are maintained.
A variety of activities are carried on in their homes by people
as outworkers which include the making of undergarments,
rousers, shirts. ties, cardboard boxes, decorations and Christmas
ckers. All the houses are visited regularly to ensure that the
work is done a hygienic surroundings.
Section 8 - MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Supply of Dustbins. The number of premises where dustbins
supplied ad maintained by the Corporation under Section 75(2)
the Public Health Act, 1936 totalled six thousand one hundred
six at the end of 1963. Two hundred and fifty eight dustbins
supplied under this scheme during the year. A further sixty
dustbins were supplied to dwellings not in the above scheme,
Payment of five shillings per year for eight years.
The number of premises in the complementary hire purchase
now totals one thousand two hundred and ninety three.
fifteen further premises have been issued with metal dustbins on a
basis at four shillings per year. The total number of privately
premises supplied by the Corporation with standard metal
is now seven thousand four hundred and fourteen.
A proposal to replace all existing metal bins with paper sacks
adopted by the Council during the year and the issue of paper
and stands commenced on the 30th September 1963. At the
the year seven thousand four hundred and thirty two premises
been equipped accordingly.
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