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33
Other Foods.
Dried egg powder 1
Cooked sausages 1
Tins of corned beef 4
Cheese spread 1
7
Water.
Domestic supplies, etc. 11
Swimming pools, etc. 6
17
Miscellaneous. 307
307
3,573
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949.
During the year a Rodent Investigating Officer and four
operators were engaged on control of rat infestation at dwellinghouses
and other premises and of the sewers in the district.
The Council provides this service to the occupiers of all dwellinghouses
free of charge; industrial and business premises are dealt
with at the request of the proprietors who pay the full cost of any
disinfestation undertaken at their premises.
790 premises were inspected during the year for rat and mice
infestation, and of these 638 were found to be affected.
The total number of treatments carried out by the Department
(including domestic, business and factory premises, and re-infestations)
was 501.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectors and Rodent Investigating
Staff made 6,655 visits concerning rat infestation.
All the sewers in the district have been systematically examined
and the Ministry's scheme for the extermination of rats in sewers
has been closely followed. Experience gained during these