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17
SHOPS ACTS.
The whole of these Acts are administered by my
Department.
There appears to have been no instance of intentional
evasion.
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS.
During the year the following number of houses were
found to be infested with bed bugs:—
Infested. Disinfested.
(a) Council houses 8 8
do. (rooms) 8 8
(b) Other houses 6 6
Every house becoming vacant on the Corporation
Estates is carefully inspected before reletting.
Advice has also been given to a number of house
owners, and several houses have been treated by outside
contractors without notice from my department. HCN is
known to have been used in two or three cases.
MILK.
During the year the following licences were issued
under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders:—
Dealers.
Tuberculin tested 8
Pasteurised 7
Pasteurisers licences 1
Supplementary.
Tuberculin tested 5
Pasteurised 3
Ten samples of milk were submitted for examination
and in all instances they were also examined for the
presence of tubercle bacilli (animal experiment).
In one instance a count slightly higher than the permitted
was recorded. This was immediately followed up.
In the tests for the presence of tubercle bacilli
negative results were returned in each case.