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7. Certificates of Disrepair cancelled without
objections 5
8. Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
of Disrepair refused 1
9. Applications from landlords for Certificates
as to the remedying of defects for which the
landlord had previously given an undertaking 2
10. Certificates issued to landlords as to the
remedying of defects for which the landlord
had previously given an undertaking 2
11. Applications from tenants for Certificates as
to the remedying of defects for which the
landlord had previously given an undertaking Nil
12. Certificates Issued to tenants as to the
remedying of defects for which the landlord
had previously given an undertaking Nil
RODENT CONTROL
During the year 1,148 complaints of rats, and 677 of mice,
were received and, in addition to investigating these complaints,
systematic inspection under the 'block control' system was
continued.
In all 5,687 premises were inspected, and of this total
3,761 premises were under the 'block control' scheme. Seven
'block control' schemes were carried out in the course of the year.
The number of premises, including 158 business or industrial premises,
treated for rats or mice totalled 1,825.
Rodent control treatments are carried out by the Council free
of charge in all private dwellings; for industrial and business
premises a charge is made.
Where it is found that defects of a structural nature are
causing or aggravating an infestation of rodents the remedy is taken
up with the owner of the premises.
Sixteen drains suspected as a cause of rat infestation were
smoke tested by the Department's staff, and in nine cases the tests
proved positive. The defective drains were subsequently repaired
by the owners. Formal action to secure the remedy of the defects
was not found to be necessary. For the third year running the
poison Sodium Fluoracetamide was used for the control of rats in
sewers. Due to the undoubted success of this poison over the
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