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100.
Certificates were granted in six cases, in eleven
cases the work was carried out by the owner so that Hie
issue of a Certificate became unnecessary and one
applicant withdrew his application.
Rat Destruction.
One hundred and ninety complaints were received
regarding infestation by rats, and poison baits were laid
in the following positions:—
Private houses 280
Other premises 51
Sewers 404
The special dustbin traps have accounted for the
death of 407 rats during the year 1930.
The amount received by the Council from property
owners for the services of the Eat Officer was d615:10:0.
The Rat Officer was employed on three full days
per week during 1930.
At the beginning of the year, the Public Health
Committee considered the advisability of re-organising
the work of rat repression; it was recommended that
the Hat Officer should continue to act on three days a
week and that, he should he assisted by a labourer. The
assistant was employed during half of his time in rat
work and during the remainder in assisting the Sanitarv
Inspectors with their drainage work. This arrangement
came into effect on 14th February.