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The Regulations require that every appliance shall be
fitted with a guard which is robustly made and of such construction
and fitting that it satisfies the prescribed tests.
Thirty one visits were made to premises which sold heating
appliances.
This involved the carrying out of numerous tests on the
many types and designs of heaters offered for sale.
In one case only were the guards found not to comply with
the Regulations and in this instance the manufacturers withdrew
all stocks from sale.

Nine school canteens were sprayed for flies, ants and
moths.
The insecticides used were D. D. T., Municipal Spray and
Gammexane Liquid Spray.
RODENT CONTROL
The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
A - Surface Treatment
(1) Eight thousand five hundred and fourteen visits were
made during the year by the Rodent Operators and five hundred
and fifty eight by the Sanitary Inspectors to premises infested
or possibly harbouring rats or mice.
Four hundred and eighty four premises were cleared of rats
or mice, and no major infestations were recorded.
(2) The work for the year is generally summarised as under:-
Complaints received or cases discovered and investigated 515
Number of premises found to be infested 486
Number of premises where no evidence of rodents found 29
Number of premises cleared of rats or mice (including
92 previous year's cases) 484
Number of premises still being treated at the end of
the year 107
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