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One full-time rodent operative is employed and the following is a summary
of the work carried out by him at premises in the district:—
Inspections and re-inspections made 2,886
Premises treated for rats 358
Premises where rat poison bait taken 335
Premises re-treated for rats 290
Estimated number of rats poisoned 1,231
Number of rats trapped 14
Premises treated for mice 133
Premises re-treated for mice 92
It was necessary to treat some premises on three or more occasions and the
total treatments for the destruction of rodents numbered 873.
Legal proceedings were taken under Section 3 of the Act against a firm
of butchers for failing to give notice in writing to the Council that rats were living
in or resorting to their premises in substantial numbers. The Justices imposed
the maximum fine of £5 0s. 0d.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951.
This Act, and Regulations made thereunder, came into force on the
1st November. The object of the Act is to secure the use of clean filling materials
in upholstered articles and other articles which are stuffed or lined. Four
premises were registered in connection therewith.
MOVABLE DWELLINGS.
For the period of the Festival of Britain from May to September, a
camping and caravan site of nearly 3 acres in the Crystal Palace Grounds, was
managed by and under the joint auspices of the Camping and Caravan Clubs of
Great Britain and Ireland.
Suites of waterclosets and lavatory basins in an existing brick building
were put in order and suitable arrangements made for the collection of refuse, etc.
Periodical inspections were made of the camp and apart from a few minor
matters, which were attended to immediately attention was drawn to them, no
cause for complaint arose during the existence of the camp.
SHOPS ACT, 1950.
Mr. E. G. Thomas, Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector and Shops Act
Inspector, reports as follows:—
Number of visits made 373
Number of evening patrols carried out 60
Number of Sunday patrols carried out 29
Number of shops where Young Persons employed 17
Number of shops where official forms relating to staff not
posted up on premises 26
Number of "mixed shops" where poster relating to
Sunday trading not exhibited 6