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COMPLAINTS
Complaints received and dealt with during the year were due to the
following causes:
Rats and Mice 138
Housing defects 86
Choked drains and sewers 79
Defective dustbins 69
Defective drainage (including closets) 23
Unsound or adulterated food 20
Atmospheric Pollution 20
Insect pests 14
Offensive accumulations 12
Miscellaneous 33
494
SMOKE ABATEMENT
Number of observations 312
Nuisances observed 4
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND DISINFECTION
Number of visits re cases of infectious diseas 111
Number of rooms disinfected 83
Lots of bedding and clothing disinfected 54
Number of library books disinfected 264
OFFENSIVE TRADES
Number of offensive trade premises in district Nil
RATS AND MICE
Number of premises inspected 1,719
Number of visits to premises 3,579
Number of premises upon which rats or mice were found and
remedial action taken 227
Number of baits laid 3,537
SEWER RAT CONTROL
Following a ten per cent. test of sewer manholes in May, two maintenance
treatments were carried out, one in July and one in December.
The results are summarised below:
July
Treatment
December
Treatment
Manholes baited
211
65
Manholes in which takes were recorded
30
26
Percentage of manholes showing infestations
14
40
30