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PUBLIC CLEANSING.
House refuse is collected from houses in mechanically
driven freighters and disposed of by burning at the
Council's destructor at California Road, or by controlled
tipping on adjacent land.
The very few cesspools are emptied and cleansed by
owners as and when required.
Movable ashbins, with few exceptions, are general
throughout the district.
As earth closets and privies are practically nonexistent,
no special arrangements exist for the disposal of
the contents thereof.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The management of the factory, mentioned in my last
annual report where trouble has been experienced owing
to the emission of grit from the boiler chimney, was
actively engaged during the year in trying to provide
a remedy.
Unfortunately the outbreak of war had the effect temporarily
of delaying the installation of apparatus which
it was confidently expected would overcome the trouble.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION.
This good work has gone on unabated. Indeed the
war has tended it to increase, and the Assistant Rat
Officer has had his time fully occupied in dealing with
complaints, requests for assistance, giving advice and
carrying out actual work of destruction.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
The Food and Drugs Acts were administered by the
County Council up to the 1st October and by courtesy of
the County Medical Officer of Health a return of samples
analysed during the nine months is given herewith.