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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
Chislehurst 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year:—
| TYPE OF PROPERTY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Local Authority | (2) Dwellings (including Council Houses) | (3) Others Business (inc. L.A. Business) | (4) Agricultural | (5) Total | |
| II. No. of properties inspected as a result of: — | |||||
| (a) Notification (Complaints, etc.) | 11 | 335 | 55 | 2 | 403 |
| (b) Survey under Act (Visits as a result of (a), etc.) | 4 | 500 | 35 | 539 | |
| (c) Otherwise (e.g., visits primarily for other purpose) | — | 40 | 18 | — | 58 |
| III. Total inspections carried out | 150 | 4,079 | 494 | 2 | 4,725 |
| IV. No. of properties inspected (in Sect. II) found infested: | |||||
| (a) Rats (Major) | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Minor) | 12 | 617 | 65 | — | 694 |
| (b) Mice (Major) | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Minor) | — | 22 | 9 | — | 31 |
| V. No. of infested properties (in Sect. IV.) treated by L.A. | 12 | 611 | 63 | — | 686 |
| VI. Total treatments — including re-treatment and those carried out privately to properties .... | 30 | 613 | 83 | 1 | 727 |
| VII No. of notices (verbal or written) under Section 4: (a) Treatment | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
| (b) Structural (e.g., proofing) | 1 | 41 | 21 | — | 63 |
| X. No. of " Block " control schemes carried out | — | 5 | 1 | — | 6 |
SEWER INFESTATION.
The usual " test baiting " of all the sewers in the area was
carried out in May and was followed by treatments of those
portions found to be infested, in June and again in November.
The latter treatment was carried out in accordance with
revised instructions issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food. As expected, it resulted in a considerably larger
amount of bait being taken, and it is hoped that this will have
resulted in a more efficacious treatment.
The results are as follow :—
| Number Manholes treated | No. manholes in which | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| " Complete ' takes" | " Partial takes" | "No takes" | ||
| Test bait | 211 | 3 | 4 | 204 |
| 1st Maintenance treatment (June) | 161 | 25 | 24 | 125 |
| 2nd Maintenance treatment (Nov.) | 148 | 72 | 30 | 65 |