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LOCAL LAND CHARGES ENQUIRIES
During the year, enquiries were received from the Town Clerk
in respect of 3,800 properties. These related to any action "being
taken under the Public Health, Housing and Rent Acts, inclusion in
Smoke Control and in Housing Areas (areas scheduled for redevelopment).
The necessary enquiries or inspections were made and the information
supplied.
PEST AND VERMIN CONTROL
Each year sees an increasing number of requests from housewives
for advice on the identification of insects they come across in their
homes and on the method of eradication and control. Many of these
insects are of little or no public health significance but in every
case steps are taken to supply the appropriate information and advice,
and if necessary the premises are visited and an inspection carried
out by the Public Health Inspectors.
The incidence of vermin (bugs, fleas and lice) is now very low,
only fourteen infestations having to be dealt with. In these cases
disinfestation work is carried out by one of the Council's rodent
operatives who has been trained in this work.
Wasps nests are also destroyed, free of charge, 301 being dealt
with during the year.
Routine inspections of the effects of new Council tenants are
also carried out prior to their removal into their new accommodation,
but it is now only very occasionally that any evidence of vermin is
found.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT 1949-RODENT CONTROL
Details of the work carried out during the year, in the form
required by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, is set
out in Appendix II.
DISINFECTION
Disinfection of rooms by the use of formalin spray is carried
out after the incidence of certain notifiable infectious diseases
and, in case of tuberculosis, when considered necessary by the Chest
Physician. Bedding, clothing and library books are disinfected by
arrangement with Finchley Borough Council at their disinfecting
station at North Circular Road, London, N.3.
Parcels of clothing to be sent abroad are disinfected on request
and an appropriate accompanying certificate issued.
During the year the following were dealt with:-
Rooms 23
Bedding and/or clothing 14l
Library books 80
Parcels of clothing
to be sent abroad 24
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