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E(5)j. Hop Pickers.
There are no hop fields within the district.
E(5)k. Rag Flock Act.
No premises exist within the Borough in which rag flock
is manufactured.
E(5)l. Eradication of Bed Bugs.
During the year 1946, dwellinghouses as follows were
found to be infested with vermin and subsequently disintested:
Privately owned houses 17
Corporation houses 3
Presence of vermin in private houses is usually located by
Sanitary Inspectors during their inspections. On every
occasion, the removal of wallpaper, picture rails, etc. is insisted
upon and measures falling short of this has been found to be
useless. The use of the blow lamp and approved insecticides
is advocated and re-visits are made with a view to effecting
maintenance of the improvement. Owners and occupiers are
encouraged to report vermin infestations in which case, the
services of the out-door assistant may be obtained. For an
appropriate charge, the assistant carried out the necessary
disinfestation.
The cleansing and disinfestation of corporation houses is
under the control of the Housing Manager, the work being
carried out by the Borough Surveyor's Staff.
E(5)m. Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
The cleansing station at the first aid post operates in
connection with the above and all persons suffering from
scabies are directed to this site.
E(5)n. Pest Control.
(a) Mosquitoes.
No specimens were submitted to the Malaria Officer of the
Ministry of Health with a view to identification.
(b) General.—Colorado beetle.
A specie resembling the above was forwarded to the
Ministry of Agriculture station at Harpenden for identification.
Such exhibit was confirmed as type Necrophorus—a burying
beetle.
E(5)o. Rodent Control.
Ministry of Food Circulars N.S.11 (sewers)
N.S.12 (private dwellings).
Circular N.S-11.
Following upon initial treatment for sewer rat in October,
1945, the first maintenance treatment was carried out in