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resolved at the beginning of the year and it was possible to
give the usual free service to householders and the chargeable
service to business premises. A considerable number of factories
in the district now use the services of private operators but
in these cases it is the Public Health Inspector's job, when
making his routine inspections to make sure that treatment is
being satisfactorily carried out and effective control exercised,
No evidence was found to suggest that any surface infestation
was caused by the migration of rats from sewers, and in
view of the negative results which have been obtained in the
past it was not considered worthwhile to carry out any treatment
of the sewers during the year.
The statistical report on rodent control is set out in
Appendix II.
Destruction of Vermin and Insect Pests.
During the year the following treatments were carried out. -
Ants 14
Bugs 7
Crickets 1
Cockroaches 1
Wasps 17
Disinfection,
In accordance with current practice terminal disinfection
of premises or personal property is no longer carried out except
in the case of the more serious infectious diseases. All library
books however, which have been in infected premises are
disinfected before they are returned to the library.
Facilities for the steam disinfection of bedding are available
when required at St. John's Hospital, Uxbridge, but it has
not been necessary to use these facilities during the year.
Ponds, Ditches, Watercourses, etc.
The routine inspection of these sites for rodent infestation,
pollution, general nuisances and mosquitoes was carried .
out on a reduced scale and remedial action taken where necessary.
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