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Drains tested 23
Grid and mica flaps provided 5
Firegrates repaired (including surrounds and hearths) 4
Stoves, coppers, ranges, etc., repaired 3
Chimney stacks repaired 8
Staircases repaired 5
Doors repaired 5
Internal plaster repairs 62
Sash cords renewed 22
Dustbins provided 53
Accumulations removed 32
All ponds and ditches in the Borough where mosquito breeding
was likely were sprayed with insecticide twice during the year and
larger areas where mosquitoes were found to be breeding but spraying
was impracticable, were treated with a fog generating apparatus with
satisfactory results.
Disinfestation of dust chutes at the Council's blocks of flats was
carried out by means of the high pressure fogging apparatus which
was most effective: all school canteens were similarly treated.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There were no legal proceedings in 1963.
PETROLEUM LICENCES
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936, and Petroleum
(Mixtures) Order, 1929.—One hundred and one licences to store
petroleum spirit and/or petroleum mixtures were issued for a total
of 248,390 gallons (inclusive of cellulose solutions).
Petroleum (Carbide of Calcium) Order, 1929.—Two licences
were issued for the storage of 1,224 lbs. of carbide of calcium.
Unsound Food Dealt With
Beef 224 lbs. Stewing steak 16 lbs.
Ham 177 „ Liver 10 „
Corned beef 91 „ Potatoes 26 cwts.