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There are many premises in the district which are in excellent
condition but the proprietors have not yet intimated they are willing
to join the Guild.
petroleum (consolidation) act 1928 and
regulations made thereunder.
49 premises within the Borough are licensed to store a total of
68,583 gallons of Petrol, Petroleum Mixtures and Cellulose solutions
and they have received regular inspection to ensure that the various
regulations have been observed. In all a total of 94 visits were made
to the various installations.
Two new licenses were approved and the licence fees amounted
to £34 10s. Od.
Only minor infringements of the Regulations were found.

Costs recovered throughout the year £19 4s. 7d.
Solutions of D.D.T. in Kerosene are used for dealing with infestations
by bedbugs and are usually applied in spray form to the walls,
ceilings and woodwork of the infested rooms. It is becoming a rare
occurence to give more than one course of treatment to eradicate
bedbugs.
D.D.T. powders prove very effective in dealing with ants and
cockroaches and much practical help and advice has been extended
to householders who have found their premises infested with these
pests.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949.
The rodent section of the staff have done much useful work
during the year in eradicating rats and mice from premises and foul
sewers.