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The children reported by the School Authorities as suffering from scabies
numbered 47, of whom 24 were females. As a result of the enquiries made by the
Sanitary Inspectors six other cases came under observation. As far as practicable
steps were taken to prevent infection spreading.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION ACT, 1919.
The following is a statistical summary relating to the work carried out by the
Rat Officer with a view to giving effect to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act
during 1927 :—
Number of complaints in hand 1st January, 1927 220
„ complaints (rats) during the year ending
December 31st, 1927 326
„ complaints (mice) during the year ending
December 31st, 1927 99
645
„ visits and re-visits 5,467
,, rats caught in traps or killed by dogs 1,670
,, rats found dead through poisoning 600
,, premises cleared of rats 391
,, premises cleared of mice 55
,, pavements taken up, fronting houses 40
„ drains tested by Sanitary Inspectors 47
„ reconstructed or repaired 32
„ floors of kitchens, sculleries, passages and
coal cellars concreted 82
„ letters to owners and agents 45
Amount of Rat-quit used 1,709 packets.
„ Rodine used 2,051 tins.
Most of the defective drains were in private houses. As the presence of rats is
usually regarded as prima facie evidence of drain defects, the work of the Rat
Officer is carried out in close co-operation with that of the District Sanitary
Inspectors.