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18.
CLEAN AIR ACT. 1956
The Borough of Mitcham (No.2) Smoke Control Order, oovering an area of
703 acres containing 2146 properties, came into operation on 1st November 1964.
Survey of the third area was completed in 1964 and the Borough of Mitcham
(N0.3A) Smoke Control Order, covering 151 acres containing 1702 properties
comes into operation on 1st November 1965.
A survey of the fourth area was commenced before the end of the year.
DISINFESTATIONS
Number of Council houses found infested during the year 9
Number of other houses found infested during the year 9
Total number of houses disinfested during the year 18
Number of houses disinfested of beetles, 27
Number of houses disinfested of other insects 30
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
Two full-time and one part-time Rodent Operators were employed.
Complaints received 583
Properties inspected 4,632
Number of treatments including test baits 946
Factory and business premises treated 100
Two sewer treatments were carried out during the year using fluoracetamide
A subsequent test baiting of 53 of the manholes treated showed no takes.
VISITS AND INSPECTIONS
Complaints investigated 414
Revisits 1,388
Houses inspected for defects 539
Visits made for this purpose 595
Drains tested and inspected 126
Visits to Butchers 304
Visits to slaughterhouses 476
Visits to dairies 13
Visits to retail milk shops 39
Visits to restaurant kitchens 448
Visits to icoe-cream premises 40
Visits to bakehouses 32
Visits to other food premises 1,837