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Reports upon 29 accidents were received during the year.
In most cases, accidents were of a minor character, only involved
the injured party, and were due in the main to carelessness. The
percentage of accidents in food premises was lower than in previous
years. All reported accidents, however small they appeared to be, were
investigated.
No legal proceedings were instituted during the year, although
in some instances it was necessary to send warning letters to offenders.
In this, the first full year of the operation of the Hoists and Lifts
Regulations, 1968, all premises where lifts are installed have been
visited, and attention has been drawn to the requirements of the
regulations. Reports on examination of lifts by engineers or insurance
companies have been received, and action taken to ensure that any
works recommended in those reports are carried out. I greatly appreciate
the co-operation of examining engineers in this work.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.
The following summarises a report on rodent control work made
to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the year ended
31st December, 1970:—
Number of properties in district 73,510
Number of properties inspected 5,457
Number of properties infested by rats 955
Number of properties infested by mice 645
Total number of visits including re-inspections 13,789
The inspection and treatment of sewers was undertaken in collaboration
with the Borough Surveyor. Ten per cent, of the total
manholes in the whole sewer system were test baited, and maintenance
treatment was carried out in these, and other manholes known to be
infested, four times during the year. During 1970, 978 manholes were
baited and 144 showed evidence of rodent infestation.
The Department continued to deal with rodent treatment and
disinfestation work in Council-owned property within the Borough.
Other Pest Control Work.
During the year 1970, 775 complaints were received concerning
insect pests and the following is a list of the infestations dealt with:—
Ants 52
Bees 29
Beetles 48
Bedbugs 37
Cockroaches 17
Fleas 50
Flies 8
Lice 5
Maggots 9
Mosquitoes 7
Silverfish 5
Slugs 2
Wasps 451
Woodlice 1
Woodworm 1
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