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Hackney 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT 1949
Complaints of infestation received 1,441
Premises found to be infested 1,379
Baits laid (Quantities of materials used):
Sausage Rusk 1,311 lbs.
Warfarin 67 lbs.
Drains examined 98
Drains smoke tested 43
Drains found to be defective 22
During the year two meetings of the London Workable Area Committee held at Stoke Newington Town Hall on the 22nd March and 28th June were attended by the Chief Public Health Inspector and/or the Rodent Officer.
| Business Premises | Dwelling Houses | Other Premises | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises infested by Rats | 92 | 519 | 49 | 660 |
| Mice | 76 | 636 | 7 | 719 |
| 168 | 1,155 | 56 | 1,379 | |
| Premises cleared Rats | 86 | 458 | 47 | 591 |
| Mice | 83 | 608 | 6 | 697 |
| 169 | 1,066 | 53 | 1,288 |
No charge was made for the treatment of private dwellings but the sum
of £545 0s, 0d. was received from the owners of business premises treated.
The Borough Engineer and Surveyor's Department undertakes the treatment
of sewers and one such treatment using sodium fluoracetate was carried out
during the year.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
There are twelve licensed pet shops including stalls in open markets, in
the Borough to which 74 visits were made; no infringement of the conditions in
the annual licences granted by the Council was discovered.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
One new premises was registered for the use of filling materials, and an
annual licence to store rag flock was renewed in respect of one premises.
Premises registered for the use of filling materials 40
Premises licensed for storage of rag flock 1
Samples of filling materials taken for analysis 32
Samples failing to satisfy the prescribed tests Nil
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1961
This Act repealed the Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952, and the
Oil Burners (Standards) Act, 1960, but the Heating Appliances (Fireguards)
Regulations, 1953 remained in force. These Regulations require fireguards
to be fitted to gas fires, electric fires and oil heaters which are so designed
that they are suitable for use in residential premises and are of such a type
that, without a guard, there is a likelihood of injury by burning. The
standards of construction and fitting for guards, and the tests to be employed
in ascertaining whether guards comply with those standards, are set out in
the Schedule Regulation 4 gives an exemption from the Regulations in the
case of sales for scrap.