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National Rat Week—-5th to 10th November.
The Council adopted a similar procedure as in previous years.
Notices, drawing the attention of the public to the matter, were inserted
in four local newspapers.
Communications were sent to 14 local cinemas, requesting that notices
be displayed on the screen, drawing attention to National Rat Week.
74 chemists and oilmen within the Borough were supplied with copies
of the Ministry of Agriculture's form No. 618/T.R., bulletin No. 30 the official
pictorial bills and bills "Rat Poison Sold Here," and were requested to display
the same in their shop windows.
Rat poison, consisting of extract of squills, barium carbonate, phosphor
paste and rodine, were placed in the sewer manholes and side entrances at
211 different positions throughout the Borough. A total of 1,887 portions
of bait were laid, of which number 1,730 were eaten.
The Council employ three men as ratcatchers, who give their whole time
to rat destruction.
42 applications were received during the year for Certificates that certain
houses were not in a reasonable state of repair. 34 were granted, 5 were
refused and 3 were withdrawn by the applicants. In addition, 4 applications
were received for Reports that the work mentioned on the Certificates had
been satisfactorily executed. All were granted.
Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest
Restrictions
Acts.
Certificates were granted under the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, as to dwelling houses having a proper and sufficient
supply of water with respect to 5 houses and 176 tenements.
Water
Certificates,
Annual certificates are granted respecting Hairdressers' Shops in the
Borough, which come up to a certain standard of cleanliness. Two
certificates were granted during the year.
Hairdressers'
Shops.