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Ice Cream
Premises at which ice cream was sold continued to receive
regular attention. There were no registered manufacturers of
ice cream in the area.
Four premises were registered, under Section 16, of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1955, for the sale of ice cream.
The Council made representations to the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when draft regulations with
regard to the ice cream were under consideration. It was
considered that in the interests of the consumer the word
"cream" should not be used in relation to ices which contained
fat other than milk fat. However, the Food Standards
(Ice Cream) Regulations, 1959, which were subsequently
issued permit such use.
The Council continued to receive complaints with regard
to the noise and disturbance caused by the various instruments
used by mobile ice cream vendors.
Clean Air
The remaining provisions of the Clean Air Act, 1956,
came into operation on the 1st June. Further consideration
was given to the establishment of a smoke control area, but
a final decision was not made. It was agreed to support a proposed
clean air co-ordinating committee embracing adjoining
districts.
A number of proposals with regard to new chimneys was
considered, no difficulties were encountered where increased
heights were asked for.
Rodent Control
The control of rat and mice infestations in accordance
with the methods advocated by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food was continued. The Councils' refuse tip
was kept under regular observation and any sign of rat activity
dealt with immediately. It was not considered necessary to
test bait the public sewers.
During the twelve months ended on the 31st March,
1959, the complaints received of infestations numbered 173,
and these, together with cases discovered by members of the
staff, involved the inspection of 1,322 premises. Rat infestations
were found at 174 premises and' mice infestations at 49
premises. Of these 218 treatments were undertaken by the
department, the remaining five being carried out by the
occupiers.