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Bakehouses.—There are 39 bakehouses in the district, including
23 factory bakehouses. 238 inspections of bakehouses were
carried out during the year.
It was necessary to call upon the occupiers of bakehouses to
carry out cleansing and other works in 29 instances, and the requests
were complied with.
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts, 1894-1925.
(i) Regulation of Movement of Swine Fever Order, 1922.—8
Licences have been received from various Local Authorities affecting 195
animals sent into the district for stock and other purposes. Isolation for the
necessary period was enforced. One pig was returned to another district
under Licence.
(ii) Sheep Scab Order, 1928.—These regulations under the above
Order came into force in the Borough on the 7th July, 1931, and during the
year ending 31st December, 1935, 1,640 (1st dippings 820, 2nd dippings
820) sheep have been dipped as required at a farm in the Borough.
(iii) Swine Fever Order, 1908.—-Notice was received of a suspected
case of Swine Fever at an allotment in the Borough.
Form ' 'A'' Notices were served creating the premises an infected place.
It was later cleared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries from being
an infected place.
(iv) Parasitic Mange Orders of 1911 and 1918. On two occasions
mange was notified as existing amongst the horses at a farm, and also at
the farm of a public institution in this Borough.
2 animals were slaughtered. The remainder were isolated, and on
recovery the premises were cleansed and disinfected.
Rats and Mice Destruction Act, 1919.—62 complaints have
been received of the existence of rats affecting 108 premises. In
21 of these cases poison gas has been used, and in the remaining
cases other steps have been taken.
National Rat Week (November, 1935).—In accordance with the instructions
issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, special efforts
were made during National Rat Week, and I append herewith a summary
of the action taken:—