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DISINFESTATION (Cont.)
(b) School Canteens.
At the request of the Surrey County Council thirteen
school canteens were sprayed with insecticide to prevent
flies and other insect pests, the County Council paying the
cost of the work.
(c) General.
Advice is frequently sought from the Department in the
identification and measures for eradication of insect pests
of various kinds.
For the convenience of the public a small stock of
insecticides and sprayers is held in the Department, and these
articles are sold at cost price when required. This service
seems to be very much appreciated.
A large number of requests were received for assistance
in dealing with wasps nests.
The Council has no obligation in this connection, nor
indeed any trained workmen available for the purpose, but
advice is given in each individual case and a suitable
insecticide supplied at a very low cost. It is nearly always
possible to destroy wasps with such materials without risk
to the operator if the necessary action is taken at sundown.
In difficult cases complainants are referred to a local
beekeeper who is willing for a small fee to undertake the task.
PUBLIC MORTUARY,
During the year 90 bodies were received into the mortuary
for post-mortem examination.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT,1948.
1. One cremation was effected in accordance with Section 50
of the Act where it appeared that no suitable arrangements for
the disposal of the body were being made otherwise than by
the Council.
2. It was not necessary to make use of the powers of Section
47 for compulsory removal to suitable promises of sick or aged
persons in need of care and attention.
THE HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS)ACT,1952.
This Act which prohibits the sale, or letting, of certain
heating appliances without an effective fireguard, together
with Regulations made by the Secretary of State, has been
operative since 1954.
Nineteen visits were made to premises in the Borough and
one warning given where such an appliance Y/as not satisfactory.
The offending appliance was withdrawn from sale.
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