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In a number of cases it was necessary to take steps to have removed accumulations
of rubbish which had been harbouring rats, to have gardens or land cleared
of excessive growth, or buildings made rat-proof. In one case only did the service
of a statutory notice under the Act become necessary, all other work being carried
out as a result of representations made by the Public Health Inspectors to the
occupiers. Legal action did not become necessary in the case referred to.
All of the rat infestations were by the common (brown) rat. Ship (black) rats
have not been found in the Borough for several years.
Details of the work carried out during the year, in the form required by the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Pood is given in the following table.
An infestation is considered to be "major" when more than 20 bodies are
picked up after treatment.
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