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MORTUARY
The Council's mortuary adjoins the churchyard of the Parish Church of
St. John-at-Hackney and provides refrigerated accommodation for 15 bodies.
There is an arrangement with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for
receiving bodies from the Bethnal Green area, the cost being shared on a
population basis.

ANIMALS
The Council has various responsibilities under Acts relating to the
protection and diseases of animals and arrangements have been made for the
Corporation of the City of London, who employ a Veterinary Officer and
inspectors to undertake the duties in respect of these Acts on an agency
basis, except in the case of the Pet Animals Act, 1951, which this Department
administers direct.
The action taken under two of the five main Acts dealing with animals is
given below:-
Diseases of Animals Act, 1950: The Corporation of the City of London inspectors
make routine visits to butchers and poulterers but no infringements of the
regulations were reported.
Pet Animals Act, 1951: Two new licenses were issued and licenses were renewed
in respect of 14 premises. Regular visits were made to the premises licensed
and conditions were reported as satisfactory.
No action was called for under the Riding Establishments Act, 1964, Performing
Animals (Regulations) Act, 1925 or Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963.
RODENTS
There are 13 rodent operatives working under the overall supervision of
the Public Health Inspectorate. Their work can briefly be divided into three:-
1. Treating all sewers in accordance with the recommendations of
the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
2. Destroying breeding grounds and in particular the sealing of
disused drains.
3. Dealing with surface infestations.
Details of work done under the provisions of the Prevention of Damage by
Pests Act 1949 are set out below:-
Number of properties in the Borough 82,171
Number of complaints received 4,067
Number of inspections 4,138
Drains examined 179
Drains smoke tested 248
Drains found to be defective 83