[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough] page 39

Battersea 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: The work carried out during 1947 under the Council's Rat Repression scheme is summarised as follows :—

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The work carried out during 1947 under the Council's Rat Repression scheme is summarised as follows :—

Premises visited	2,625	Value of contracts	£190	0	0
poison baits used Dead rats found	1,728	Cash for poison bait, etc.	£7	9	6
poison baits used Dead rats found	1,173	Cash for poison bait, etc.	£7	9	6
Contracts made or renewed	18

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Drains were tested or examined at 164 premises in connection with
this Work, and in 87 cases defects of more or less serious character
were found. The presence of rats in houses is usually regarded as
Prima facie evidence of drain defects. The work of the Rodent Officer
therefore is carried on in close co-operation with that of the district
Sanitary Inspectors.
During the year two treatments of the sewers under the control
of the Council were carried out in accordance with the directions of the
Ministry of Food, Infestation Division. 1,565 manholes were baited.
Poison bait takes were very good and several hundreds of rats were
destroyed.

Table: Coroner's Court and Mortuary. Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary during 1947 are set out in lowing table . Battersea Mortuary, 1948.

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Coroner's Court and Mortuary. Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary during 1947 are set out in lowing table . Battersea Mortuary, 1948.

Details of Bodies received	Usual place of residence				Total
Details of Bodies received	Battersea	Wandsworth	Elsewhere	Residenceunknown	Total
Post-mortem only	121	254	67	4	446
Post-mortem and inquest	42	108	100	7	257
Total post-mortems	163	362	167	11	703
Inquest only	—	1	4	—	5
Total inquests	42	109	104	7	262
Sanitary and other reasons	5	1	—	2	8
Total bodies received	168	364	171	13	716
verdicts at inquests held
Natural causes	7	15	37	1	60
Accident and misadventure	23	61	55	2	141
Open verdict	8	7	5	4	24
Suicide	4	26	7	—	37
Homicide	—	-	—	—	—
Total	42	109	104	7	262

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Battersea 1947

Table: The work carried out during 1947 under the Council's Rat Repression scheme is summarised as follows :—

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Table: Coroner's Court and Mortuary. Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary during 1947 are set out in lowing table . Battersea Mortuary, 1948.