Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The following report was submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for the 9 months ended 31st December, 1959:—
TYPE OF PROPERTY | ||||||
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Non-Agricultural | (5) Agri-cultural | |||||
(1) Local Authority | (2) Dwelling Houses (including Council Houses) | (3) All other (includg. Business Prem-ises | (4) Total of Cols. (1), (2) & (3) | |||
1. Number of properties in Local Authority's District. | 37 | 24,193 | 4,334 | 28,564 | _ | |
2. Number of properties inspected as a result of: | ||||||
(a) Notification | 6 | 260 | 55 | 321 | — | |
(b) Survey under the Act | 2 | 1,060 | 124 | 1,086 | — | |
(c) Otherwise | — | — | — | — | — | |
3. Total inspections car-ried out — including re-inspections | 8 | 1,330 | 195 | 1,533 | _ | |
4. Number of properties inspected (in Sect. 11) which were found to be infested by: | ||||||
(a) Rats ( | Major | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Minor | 2 | 162 | 38 | 202 | — | |
(b) Mice j | Major | — | — | — | — | — |
Minor | 2 | 87 | 17 | 106 | — | |
5. Number of infested properties (in Sect. IV) treated by L.A. | 5 | 238 | 50 | 293 | — | |
6. Total treatments car-ried out — including re-treatments | 6 | 266 | 73 | 345 | — | |
7. Number of Notices served under Section 4 of the Act: | ||||||
(a) Treatment | — | — | — | — | — | |
(b) Structural Work (i.e., Proofing) | — | — | — | — | — | |
8. Number of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a Notice under Sect. 4 of the Act. | — | — | — | — | — | |
9. Legal Proceedings | — | — | — | — | — | |
10. Number of "Block" control schemes carried out | Nil |