Information about various types of pollution and nuisance with details about what you can do about them.

Some councils operate a pest control service to treat for infestation of rats and mice and a number of insect pests including wasps, ants, fleas, bed bugs and cockroaches.

We help promote and maintain standards of animal health and welfare. We are responsible for enforcing over 150 acts, orders and regulations.

Public Health & Housing Services have a responsibility for safety at work enforcement in the hotel and leisure industries, restaurants, office-based industries, residential care, retail and wholesale distribution industries. We also enforce food safety legislation in all businesses providing food for sale for human consumption.

Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of non-fatal major injuries in the service industries, and account for over half of all reported injuries to members of the public.

Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of waste on any land and is a criminal offence.

Information on Private water supplies and how the quality of water is monitored in local areas.

When vessels arrive within the Port Health Authority's area from abroad Port Health Officers will make arrangements to visit and inspect them.