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PUBLIC MORTUARY.
One Public Mortuary in the District, established at the Enfield
Highway Cemetery, is constantly under supervision.
RATS.
It has been found necessary during the year to pay an increased
number of visits with regard to the destruction of rats. One
harbouring place for rats has been found to be tool-sheds, etc.,
placed adjacent to the rear of dwelling-houses, and I am hoping that
the householders will realise the danger of having such out-houses
attached to their premises.
While there are improvements in some parts of the District,
possibly due to the fact that the householders have begun to realise
their duties with regard to the carrying out of matters for the
prevention of rat infestation, there are still cases where the people
are either ignorant of their responsibility or anxious to place the
onus upon the Local Authority.
There still remains the question as to whether the Staff is going
to be equal to the work in the future. New Acts in the way of
Housing Acts and others are increasing the work of the Sanitary
Inspectors. In addition to this, Enfield is a rapidly increasing
District, and I am very much afraid the provision of one Sanitary
Inspector only will not be sufficient to keep pace with the growth
of the District with the more enlarged scope of work to be dealt with.
I have endeavoured to impress the ratepayers that by lining the
dustbin with old newspapers instead of putting them indiscriminately
in the dustbin, would ensure a drier and more sanitary dustbin, and
would help in the way of dustless removal of refuse. I am pleased to
say that some slight notice has been taken of my suggestion,
although I had hoped that it would be more generally adopted.
Unfortunately, the public still rely on disinfectant powder being
placed in the dustbin. The public regard the powder as having some
germicidal effect, which I am afraid is very much lacking, and the
only good done is to dry the moisture from the bottom of the dustbin.
This Report would not be complete unless I again state how
much I appreciate the kindly manner in which Dr. Geffen, your