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8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND FOOD POISONING.
257 enquiries and revisits were made during the year regarding
notifications of the following infectious diseases
Typhoid Fever 2
Scarlet Fever 48
Food Poisoning 6
Sonne Dysentery 8
Where necessary, specimens were taken and submitted for
examination to St. Margaret's Hospital Pathological Department, or the
County Laboratory.
9. RODENT CONTROL.
469 inspections of private, business and other properties, were
made throughout the year, and on the 392 occasions when infestation by
either rats or mice was found, treatment was carried out by the Local
Authority.
10. INFESTATIONS BY WASPS AND OTHER INSECTS.
During the year, 187 enquiries were made regarding infestation
by wasps and other insects and in the case of wasps treatment was carried
out to destroy the nests where these could be got at without involving
structural work. Infestation from other insects were investigated, where
necessary, the insects were sent to the Natural History Museum for
identification to assist in eradication treatment,.
11. CARAVAN SITES.
Inspection has been carried out at the 9 licenced sites in the
area, and in all cases they were found to be maintained satisfactorily. No
complaints regarding these sites have been received during the year.
12. AIR POLLUTION.
Routine checks on air pollution have been carried out during the
year and do not indicate any increase in suspended matter or so2 in the
district. No serious pollution has arisen from industrial furnace
installations in the area, although the burning of garden refuse still
gives rise to complaints from neighbours affected by smoke and smuts which
calls for tactful handling by the inspector to avoid friction whilst
mitigating, as far as practicable, these nuisances.
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