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an, interval of two weeks. In each full treatment different
pre-baits and poisons are used in the first and second
treatments.
Pre-baiting is done with damp plain food baits and
poison baits are laid on pre-determined dates. Whatever
food is used as pre-bait, the same type of food is made
into poison bait by the admixture of a poison for that
phase of the treatment.
In the treatment for rats on premises where domestic
animals are kept, in order to avoid the risk of poisoning
the animals, the pre-baits and poison baits are placed in
special wooden containers, which are so constructed that
rats can enter and eat the baits, whilst the bait is inaccessible
to domestic animals and fowls.
During the year, 9,440 properties were inspected, 898
complaints being referred to the Rodent Department by the
district sanitary inspectors. Further statistics are set
out in Table 8, page 59.
Shops.
During the year, 1,283 inspections were made under the
Shops Act, 1950, and 5 Notices were served in respect of
sanitary accommodation. The number of premises in the
Borough covered by the provisions of the Act is 2,951. No
applications were received for exemption from complying
with sanitary accommodation requirements.
Sites Cleared of Refuse.
112 cubic yards of refuse and other material were
cleared from two sites in the Borough under Section 93
the Public Health (London) Act, 193°•
Smoke Abatement.
The number of complaints of smoke nuisance received
during the year was 80, and the number of observations kept
was 128.
Water Supply.
The vihole of the Borough is supplied with water by the
Metropolitan Water Board, which is the authority responsible
for its purity. Quantity and quality of water supplied by
the Board during the year have been satisfactory, and no
complaints were received.