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The income arising from this service amounted to
£29 13s. 0d.
Wild rabbits affected with Myxomatosis were located on
ground adjoining a factory. The infestation was successfully
dealt with. Coping with the ever-increasing number of
pigeons in the Old Town area is a problem.
D (5)o Eradication of Bed Bugs
Vermin infestations continue to decrease and the number
of dwelling houses treated during the year was as
follows:—
Privately owned houses 4
Corporation houses 1
To ensure good control, it is the practice to inspect the
household effects of persons to whom Corporation property
is allocated. Transfers from one house to another are likewise
dealt with.
D (5)p Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act 1952
and Regulations 1953
These Regulations came into operation on 1st October,
1954, after which date it is an offence to sell or expose for
sale certain heating appliances unless they are protected by
effective fireguards as prescribed by the Regulations. Special
attention is necessary at second-hand furniture shops where
the old-type of appliance may be deposited with similar type
furniture exposed for the purpose of sale.
In applying the Statute, the probe test was applied to
95 fitments at retailers' premises, all of which were found
to be satisfactory. Appliances which are brought to retailers'
premises for repair are outside the scope of the statute,
and the like exemption applies to heating appliances which
exist for the health and comfort provisions of the Shops Act
1950.
D (5)q Mosquito Control
The marshland area situated at Belvedere and which
now is the subject of continuous industrial development has
been kept under constant review. In this regard the many
watercourses intersecting the various sites were treated with
an approved larvicide, and this was wholly successful.
D (6) Shops Act 1950
(a) Requirements regarding statutory closing hours were
generally complied with by shop-keepers during the year,
and no action was necessary in the Magistrates' Court.