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RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION (Cont.)
Every effort is made to give householders the „best
possible service with the staff available.
Grant-aid is not available in respect of expenditure
incurred on treatment at commercial and industrial
properties and the full cost of the work has therefore
to be recovered from the occupiers of such premises or,
in certain circumstances, the owners.
Forty-eight business or industrial premises, schools,
etc. were treated by the Council's staff on payment of the
cost involved by the occupiers or owners concerned.
The figures which follow indicate the extent of the
v/ork carried out during the year. It seems that the
rodent population is being kept down to as low a level as
is likely to be achieved until new techniques are evolved
and perhaps new poisons introduced.
During April/May the 16th maintenance treatment of the
Corporation's sewer system was carried out, in October the
Tenth annual test baiting of the sewer system v/as completed
and this was followed up with the 17th maintenance treatment
in December.

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