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ICE CREAM
There are in the District one hundred and seventeen premises registered for the sale of
ice cream and one for the manufacture of ice cream.
Sixty-five samples were taken during the year for examination by the Methylene Blue
Test. These were placed in the following grades: -
Grade I 44 Grade III 8
Grade II 10 Grade IV 3
Samples of ice cream for Chemical Analysis are taken by the sampling officers of the
Middlesex County Council.
PET SHOPS
There are 4 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 1963.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
2 premises were disinfected after cases of infectious disease.
1 verminous property was disinfested
5 properties were treated for other insect infestations
4 loads of bedding and articles were destroyed
128 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, 1963 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 2,654
Premises Disinfested 400
Complaints received 427
Estimated kill for year 1,750
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