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Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949—Rodent Control.
Rodent destruction in Dwelling-houses and Business Premises is
carried out by a Foreman and four Operatives working under the
supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors and in accordance with recommendations
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Treatment
of sewers is carried out by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor's
Department.
In the case of dwelling-houses treatment is carried out by the
Local Authority, free of charge, while in the case of business premises
a charge, based upon time, cost of materials and overhead expenses is
made. In a small number of cases occupiers of business premises
engage a Servicing Firm to carry out periodical treatment.
During the year one serious major infestation by rats was discovered
and dealt with by a course of the recently approved Warfarin
treatment. This proved highly successful and records of the treatment
were supplied to officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries on request.
It has not been found necessary to take statutory action during
the period under review.
A report on the work carried out for the year ended 31st December,
1952, is given in the following table :—
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