[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Brecon R.D.C.
- Brecon (Wales). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Brecon R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![7/ The following summery gives information relating to the work of the sanitary inspector during the year. m Nulscnc os. Number of complaints received, Number of complaints investigatod !!..*.!94] Dumber of premises inspected 107 , Number of preliminary notices 26, for a.Structural defects 12, b . 3?- nitary do fee ts 14 . Number of statutory notices served ihorc has been great difficulty during the year in carrying cut repairs owing to the limited supply of building material.At present repair work' is- largely of a patching nature and it is to be hopod that? greater supply of material will soon be available for tho repair of domestic property to prevent decent property deterior- ating , mouses let in Lodgings. It is not considered that any of tho houses in the district are of such a nature to require control under byelaws made under Section 6 of tho housing Act,1S36. Qf f on si v e Tr dee. There aro no offensive trades in the district. Common Lodging Houses.. There -re no common lodging houses in the district. Licensed Premises, Number of visits by Sanitary Inspector... ,45. Shous . Number of inspections made 49 Factories, Number of factories on register .....23, Number of inspections made 29. Numb or of defects found 9 . Number of defects remedied 9. There is no outwork done in the district, Tents,Vans,and oho els . Number of visits made.. 53. Eradication of Bod Bugs an d_ j^LTJfS. tab, on comVt infestation . Any premises found as a result of in spec t:\on or complaint to bo infested with bed bugs or other vermin is treated with D.D.T. preparations which have been found to be very successful. No premises were found infested during tho yoar. Rodent Control .Mr.1.0.Reynolds is still employed as the Rodent Officer to corry out the work of rodent destruction under the supervision of the Chief Sanitary Inspector. Details of the work carried out aro given bolow; Number of premises inspected...., 447. Number of promises found infested.... 104. Number of notices served ».... .5, dumber of premises treated by Rodent Operator 93. Number of premises treat od by occupier * 11 • .Estimated number of rats killed duiing tho year ..2295.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28828628_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
