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householders in respect of treatment at private dwelling-houses but
in all other cases a charge is made based on the amount of labour
and materials used. Three assistants who were trained at the
Infestation Branch of the Ministry of Food have continued to be
employed on this work, details of which are given in the Statistical
Appendix. Two maintenance treatments of sewers were carried
out by the Borough Engineer and Purveyor's Department during
the year.
Although there was an overall reduction in the number of
premises found to be infested, there was a slight increase in the
number of premises found to be infested with mice.
The addition of Antu to the list of approved poisons has
been welcome and where it has been used it has been found to be
very effective. In accordance with the advice of the Ministry
its use has been restricted to those cases in which other poisons
have been used without obtaining the desired result.
11. FACTORIES ACT, 1937. No material change has taken
place in the types of industries in the borough, which were given
in some detail in a previous annual report. The particulars
relating to inspections and the defects found and remedied are
set out in the statistical appendix. 417 visits to outworkers'
premises were made during the year.
12. SLAUGHTERHOUSES. There are no slaughterhouses
in use in the Borough.
13. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH FOOD.
Legal proceedings were taken in three instances, namely:—
Milk supplied in a dirty bottle—defendants fined
£5 0s. 0d. and £3 3s. 0d. costs.
Foreign matter in jam tart—defendants fined £10 0s. Od.
and 10/6d. costs.
Foreign matter in milk—defendants fined £5 0s. Od. and
£5 5s. Od. costs.
The defendants in this case subsequently appealed
against their conviction and the Court upheld the appeal
and awarded £15 15s. Od. costs.
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