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During the year the following premises have been cleared
of rats:—
1 Factory,
1 Religious Institution,
37 Houses.
Enquiries are of course made, in all cases where information
of the presence of rats is received, into the condition of the
drains.
After a premises has been cleared of rats by ferrets, etc.,
the rat catcher fills in any openings with cement as necessary and
carries out any small repairs required to defective footings. After
dealing with each house he keeps it under observation for one
month to ascertain if there should be any re-invasion by rats.
Drains found to be defective are dealt with in the ordinary
way by the Sanitary Inspectors.
Articles of Food Seized or Surrendered as Unfit for Food.
During the year the following articles of food were seized by
the inspectors, with the exception of Mr. Bobbitt (Food Inspector),
or surrendered to them as being unfit for food, viz., Fish,
cwts.; Meat, 77 lbs.; tinned foods, 17 cwts.; 195 rabbits.