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RODENT CONTROL IN SEWERS
The treatment of sewers for controlling rodents continued during the year, and a
total of approximately 1,500 sewer manholes was treated with fluoracetamide as
recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The efficiency
of this method can be illustrated by the fact that, on the day after treatment had
been carried out in one small area, several complaints were received to the effect
that dead rats with green faces had been found on the road and in gardens, the colour
of the bait used being green. This incident led to the discovery of a hitherto
unsuspected fracture in the drain in one of the houses in the area.
BYELAWS
The Council had under consideration during the year the need for making new
byelaws in matters concerned with Environmental Health, and for revoking existing
byelaws made by former authorities and which only applied in the areas for which
they were originally made. It was found, not unexpectedly, that a general reorganization
in this field was necessary in order to provide uniformity over the Borough.
Matters dealt with included byelaws relating to the keeping of animals, offensive
trades, common lodging houses, tents, vans and sheds and similar structures, barbers
and hairdressers. At the end of the year, necessary steps had been taken to obtain
confirmation of the new byelaws and it is hoped that these will come into operation
during 1966. Other matters remain to receive similar attention as time permits.
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