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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| Type of Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | |||||
| (1) Local Authority | (2) Dwelling Houses (including Council Houses) | (3) All other (including business premises) | (4) Total of Cols. (1) (2) & (3) | (5) Agricultural. | |
| VI. Total treatments carried out including retreatments | – | 758 | 25 | 783 | – |
| VII. Number of notices served under Section 4 of the Act:— | |||||
| (a) Treatment | – | – | – | ||
| (b) Structural Work (i.e. proofing) | – | – | – | – | – |
| VIII. Number of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Sect. 4 of the Act | – | – | – | – | – |
| IX. Legal proceedings | – | – | – | – | – |
| X. Number of " Block " control schemes carried out | – | – | – | – | – |
Total No. of Drains Tested 86. Found defective 35. Total number of
visits made by Operators. 3,383.
Total number of inspections by Public Health Inspectors 283.
Total number of re-inspections by Public Health Inspectors 449.
A high proportion of business premises in the Borough have their own
contracts with private service companies for the control and destruction
of rats and mice. This largely accounts for the smallness of the figure
relating to business premises.
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