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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
City of Westminster 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Rats and Mice Repression.
| Complaints received | 1,316 |
| Visits made | 10,662 |
| Inspections by the Rodent Officer | 3,873 |
| Inspections by the Sanitary Inspectors | 150 |
| Notices served to 31st March, 1950 | 93 |
| Notices served from 31st March to 31st December, 1950 | 1 |
| Undertakings received from 31st March to December, 1950 | 279 |
| Black rats | 5,302 |
| Brown rats | 924 |
| Mice | 7,463 |
| 13,689 |
Pigeons.
Under the provisions of Section 121 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, the City Council as a Sanitary Authority is empowered for
the purpose of abating or mitigating any nuisance, annoyance or damage
caused by the congregation of pigeons in the City, having no owner, or
for preventing or minimising any such nuisance, annoyance or damage
to reduce the number of such pigeons.
The following action was taken during the year in this connection:—
| Premises visited | 23 |
| Visits made | 221 |
| Pigeons destroyed | 639 |
Noise Nuisances.
Complaints were received in respect of 36 nuisances arising from
very varied causes. 67 investigations were made and the co-operation
of the persons concerned in all cases was obtained and the nuisances
abated.