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under which the Ministry pay of the Council's rodent control expenses.
This year, the number of manholes poisoned in these maintenance treatments
was 37 and 16 as compared with 15 and 32 manholes poisoned in the treatments
carried out during the previous year. The number of manholes to be treated
remains fairly steady and the closeness of the figures would appear to
indicate that there will be no startling reductions in sewer rat infestation
as occurred when this authority first took over these duties.
No charge is made for the use of the Rodent Operator's services in
treating private domestic premises, provided that the occupiers co-operate
in carrying out their duties under the Act.
The cost of treatments at all other premises is recoverable.
PET ANIMALS ACT. 1951.
This Act gives the local Authority, inter alia, power to grant licences
to persons to keep pet shops for the sale of pet animals and to attach to
the licences conditions concerning the cleanliness and general management of
the premises.
One new licence was granted during the year making a total of four
licensed pet shops in the district.
RAG FLOCK ACT. 1951.
This Act which came into force on the 1st November, 1951, creates
controls over the use of filling materials in the making of upholstery.
There are no premises liable to registration within the district.
HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS) ACT. 1952.
This Act and the Regulations made thereunder came into operation on the
1st October 1953, after which date it became an offence to manufacture a
heating appliance which does not comply with the standards set.
Retailers nave one year to dispose of stocks of fires manufactured
before the operative date.
All retailers in the district dealing in these appliances have been
visited and their attention drawn to the Regulations.