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RODENT CONTROL.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector is a member of the London
Regional Planning and Advisory Committee of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries, and also Chairman of No. 9 London
Workable Area Committee.
The Rodent Staff of two Assistant Rodent Officers and one
Rodent Operative have carried out excellent remedial work in
this connection.
The sewers have received the necessary treatment in
accordance with a statutory obligation. The treatments are
carried out at six monthly intervals.
New legislation is anticipated which will do much to remedy
the defects in the present Acts and Orders in force.
The following figures give an indication of the volume of
work carried out and include inspectorial and supervisory action
by the Sanitary Inspectors.
Number of inspections made of
(a) Refuse Tips 14
(b) Trade Premises 2,056
(c) Private Premises 6,974
9,044
Number of infested premises :
(i) Found: (ii) Cleared :
(a) Trade Premises 201 (a) Trade Premises 201
(b) Private Premises 1,397 (b) Private Premises 1.391
1,598 1.592
In addition, 3,480 sewer manholes were inspected under the
maintenance schemes and 915 were baited: there were 105
"takes."