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Hairdressers:—
Rooms cleansed or redecorated 1
W.C.s cleansed 2
Ratproofing:—
Work carried out by occupiers of premises after completion
of treatment 7
Shops Act :—
Additional sanitary accommodation provided and repaired 1
Heating provided 1
Washing facilities provided 1
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
RODENT CONTROL
The Council employ the services of a rodent operator assisted
as necessary by another officer in the department for work under
this heading.
Compared with 1962 there was a decrease in the number of
premises found to be infested by rats and mice. During the year
the Department continued to carry out on a contract basis certain
disinfestation work at agricultural premises formerly carried out
by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food.
The Department does not, of course, rely solely on the receipt
of complaints as an indication of infestation and routine inspections
of dwelling houses, business premises including agricultural holdings,
council owned properties and land are carried out from time
to time and in conjunction with treatment on adjoining premises.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food continue to
take an active interest in rodent control work carried out by local
Authorities.
Technical advice and instructional service through the regional
and divisional pests staff is freely available and meetings of the
No. 10, London Workable Area Committee of which this Authority
is a member, are held from time to time to discuss with the
Ministry's Officers, problems and new developments in connection
with rodent control. Your Chief Public Health Inspector is
Chairman of this Committee.
It is the legal responsibility of the occupier of premises to keep
the premises free from infestation by rats and mice, and in view of
this the Council has maintained the principle that a small charge
should be made in respect of destruction work carried out by the
Council at private dwellings.
A nominal charge of 5/- is made therefore for this service
which is generally appreciated and in respect of which no serious
difficulty has been experienced since it was first put into practice
in 1951.
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