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Lavatory basins provided 10
Glazed sinks provided 9
Draining board provided 1
Waste pipes repaired 2
Staff sanitary accommodation repaired 6
Staff sanitary accommodation cleansed 4
Staff sanitary accommodation provided 2
Walls and ceilings cleansed and repaired 60
Floors repaired or relaid 8
Staircase repaired 1
Kitchen enlarged 1
Additional ventilation provided to kitchens 3
Windows repaired 4
Food store provided 1
Yards paved 5
Roofs repaired 3
Blocked drains cleared 4
Miscellaneous 18
Notices Served.
Preliminary Notices 538
Statutory Notices 21
Legal Proceedings.
It was not necessary to take legal proceedings in connection with
public health work in 1948.
DISINFESTATION.
During the year only 2 houses needed to be and were disinfested
owing to the presence of bed bugs, one of which was a Council house,
but action was also taken by the Department in 33 cases of infestation
with other pests such as fleas, crickets and wasps.
In the majority of cases disinfestation was carried out by spraying
with a proprietary insecticide, and it was not found necessary to disinfest
any bedding by steam.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION ACT, 1919.
INFESTATION ORDER, 1943.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year
under the above heading :—
Number of complaints received 243
Number of complaints investigated 231
Number of premises inspected 441
Number of premises found infested 277
Number of premises treated by the Council 231
Number of premises treated privately 46
Total number of visits in connection with Rats and Mice
Destruction 3,488
These figures are very similar to those reported in respect of the closing
months of 1947.
During 1948, 35 visits were made to the Council Depots at Millstock,
Purley Oaks, Kenley and Old Lodge Lane.
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