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3.—To ensure that the belongings of tenants are
free from vermin before removal to Council houses,
an inspection is made by a Sanitary Inspector
before removal.
Where bed bugs are found, the furniture and
other belongings are treated by spraying with
insecticide and the bedding by steam disinfection
or, with the tenant's consent, the bedding is
destroved.
4.—The work of disinfestation is carried out by
the local authority.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Legal proceedings were taken against a builder
for failing to give notice of intention to reconstruct
or alter drains as provided by section 39
of the Public Health Act, 1925. A fine of ten
shillings was imposed with £2 2s. Od. costs.
SPECIAL REPORTS.
During the year special reports were presented
to the Council on the following matters :—
Housing Overcrowding Survey.
Offensive Trades: Fish Friers.
Pig-sties on Allotments.
Housing conditions in the Alpha Road Area.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936.
Housing Act, 1936.
MORTUARY.
The mortuary, situate in Alpha Road, is of
solid construction and well equipped.
During the year twenty-three bodies were
received into the mortuary, nineteen post mortem
examinations carried out, and nineteen inquests
held.
The mortuary has been much less used than
during 1935. The building does not compare very
well with the modern type of mortuary and the
Committee have under consideration suggestions
for improvements.