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14. CLEAN FOOD CAMPAIGN
A Clean Food Exhibition was held at Ruislip Manor from 16th to
21st April, 1951. Display stands were obtained from the Ministries
of Health, Food and Agriculture & Fisheries, local food traders and
firms kindly co-operated by loaning material for exhibition, and
film demonstrations were given by the Central Film Library showing
the methods of clean food handling and preparation. The main
object of this Exhibition was to impress upon the public and food
traders the important points regarding the hygienic handling,
wrapping, serving and preserving of foodstuffs.
The Exhibition was well attended and proved extremely
successful.
15. DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION.
Eighty-four premises were disinfected after cases of infectious
disease.
Forty-nine loads of bedding were disinfected in the Council's
steam disinfector.
Five verminous premises were disinfested.
Four loads of verminous bedding and articles were disinfested.
Three loads of bedding and articles were destroyed.
Seventy-two wasp nests were destroyed.
Thirty-eight ant nests were destroyed.
Pools, ditches and stagnant water were treated to control the
breeding of mosquitoes.
16. MORTUARY
During the year six bodies were received in the public mortuary
at Pinner Road Council Depot.
17. RODENT CONTROL
During the twelve months ended 31st December, 1951, the
following work was carried out by the Rodent Staff under the
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949:—
Visits by Rodent Officer and Operatives 5,323
Premises disinfested for rats and mice 719
Complaints received 754
Estimated kill for year 1,146
The Council's sewers have been treated by means of a test
bait but no trace of rats in the manholes has been found.
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