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in adults and children. A woman attendant deals with children
and women. During the year 8 adults and 65 children were
cleansed of verminous conditions and 22 adults and 87 children
were treated for Scabies.
DISINFESTATION OF PREMISES.
The Department does little in the way of treatment of premises
infested with vermin, the practice being to make owners
or occupiers responsible for disinfestation. Advice is given on
methods to be employed and at times Hydrogen Cyanide is
applied by specialist firms to infested premises. The use of this
gas is controlled by stringent regulations and the compliance
with these regulations is observed by a Sanitary Inspector. The
number of premises disinfested by owners fir occupiers during
the year was 68.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
The Act consolidates the Poisons and Pharmacy Acts since
1852. The object is to regulate the sale of certain poisonous substances
and the Act contains important provisions.
During the year the number of applications granted for entry
of names on the list of persons entitled to sell poisons under Part
2 of the Act was 41. In addition, 238 applications were made for
the retention of names on the list for a further period of twelve
months. 7 infringements of the Act were found.
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.
Inspections of premises where fertilisers and feeding stuffs
were sold were carried out during the year. Samples taken proved
genuine.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION ACT, 1919.
INFESTATION ORDER, 1943.
During the year 960 complaints were received of rat or mice
infestation. Of these complaints the presence of rodents was
confirmed in 483 cases. The two Ratcatchers in dealing with these
infestations paid 7,282 visits, and used 1511bs. of poison bait,
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