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PAIRS AND CIRCUSES
Fairs were held during the year at Ealing Common, Acton Park, and at Northolt. The
Council now have as standard in any agreement with fairmen clauses requiring satisfactory
sanitary arrangements. These include provisions relating to the number, type, lighting,
condition and location of trailers used as sanitary conveniences, and resulted in a
satisfactory standard being maintained during the year.
Pood stalls were numerous on the sites and standards here were also found to be
reasonable.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The amount of work connected with disinfestations for the eradication of bed bugs
continues to decline and heavy infestations are now rarely found. Disinfestation
measures were taken in 84 houses, following complaints of bed bugs and other insects.
35 items were disinfected by formalin spray, and these were mainly articles of clothing
despatched to various European countries by relatives and friends. Import of such
clothing to certain countries is only permitted on production of a certificate of
disinfection.
Routine terminal disinfection of 217 houses, after cases of illness, was carried out,
mainly as a result of special requests from the occupiers.
12 articles were disinfected by steam at the Cleansing Station at Scott's Road, W.12,
by arrangement with the London Borough of Hammersmith.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the rodent operatives:,-
Complaints received 2,730
Premises inspected 2,836
Premises found to be infested with:-
(a) rats 951
(b) mice 1,246
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