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The majority of cases dealt with are verminous persons
and persons suffering from Scabies. Typical of the kind of cases
dealt with are itinerant gypsies, persons sleeping rough and
occasionally school children.
Advice is normally given by the Public Health Inspectors
in cases of infestation by insects, etc. including ants, bed
bugs, cockroaches, fleas, carpet beetles, wood lice, clover
mites, fire brats, larder beetles and silver fish, although in
certain circumstances in particular, old age pensioners) the
Department carry out the disinfestation on behalf of the tenant.
Identification of our insects is sometimes made by the British
Museum (Natural History) staff.
As and when the occasion demands use is made of the steam
disinfector at Rush Green Hospital, although the use of these
facilities is mostly confined to the disinfection of bedding and/
or clothing after the occurrence of infectious or contagious
disease.
Articles of clothing, etc. for export and requiring an official
certificate are dealt with at the Department by means of spraying
with a 40% Formalin solution.
The Department will always assist in the most difficult
cases.
RODENT CONTROL
The following is an extract from the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food's form I.R.31—Annual report on rats and
mice under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 for the
year ending 31st December, 1968:—