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ICE CREAM
There are in the District one hundred and eleven premises registered for the sale
of ice cream and one for the manufacture of ice cream.
Sixty samples were taken during the year for examination by the Methylene Blue
Test, These were placed in the following grades:-
Grade 1 30 Grade III 4
Grade II 18 Grade IV 8
Samples of ice cream for Chemical Analysis are taken by the sampling officers
of the Middlesex County Council.
PET SHOPS
There are 5 premises licensed under the Pet Animals Act, 1951. They were
visited and inspected during the year and found to be maintained in a satisfactory
condition.
FOOD POISONING
There was no serious outbreak of food poisoning in this District during 1961.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
5 premises were disinfected after cases of infectious disease.
1 load of clothing was disinfected
4 verminous premises were disinfested
9 properties were treated for other insect infestations
3 loads of bedding and articles were destroyed
127 wasp nests were destroyed.
Pools, ditches and stagnant water were treated to control the breeding of mosquitoes.
MORTUARY
During the year seventeen bodies were received in the public mortuary at Pinner
Road Council Depot.
RODENT CONTROL
During the twelve months ended 31st December, 1961, 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 4, 046
Premises Disinfested 688
Complaints received 485
Estimated kill for year 2, 395
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