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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
Southwark 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
| Type of Premises. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwellings | Business | Total | |
| I. Total properties | 33 | 2,4571 | 4,768 | 29,372 |
| II. Properties inspected as a result of:- | ||||
| (a) Notification | - | 1,021 | 426 | 1,447 |
| (b) Otherwise | 4 | 44 | 193 | 241 |
| III. Number of properties (under II) infested by rats: | ||||
| Major | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | 415 | 409 | 827 |
| IV. Number of properties (under II) seriously infested by mice | - | 480 | 42 | 522 |
| V. Number of infested properties (III and IV) treated by local authority | 4 | 896 | 439 | 1,339 |
| VI. Notices served under Sec. 4:- | ||||
| (a) Treatment | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Structural, i.e., proofing | - | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| Total | 45 | 27,451 | 6,283 | 33,779 |
| VII. Number of cases in which default action taken by local authority following Sec. 4 notice | - | - | - | - |
| VIII. Legal Proceedings | - | - | - | - |
| IX. Number of "block" control schemes carried out | - | 19 | - | - |
Domestic Business
Visits by Sanitary Inspectors 164 193
Visits by Rodent Staff 6,515 3,658
Drains tested 350 111
Drains defective 94 41
Drains repaired 53 24
Drains opened for examination 55 29
Prebaits laid 6,366 39,165
Poison baits 7,438 6,455
Bodies recovered 83 400
Works completed by arrangement 37 11