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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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The following table gives details of the work:—
| TYPE OF PROPERTY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NON AGRICULTURAL | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
| Local Authority | Dwellings (including Council Houses) | Others (incl. Business Premises) | Total Cols. 1, 2 & 3 | Agricultural | ||
| I. | No. of properties in Local Authority's District | 81 | 27,266 | 2,872 | 30,219 | 73 |
| II. | Total number of properties inspected as a result of notification | 4 | 415 | 25 | 444 | — |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by: | ||||||
| Common Rat—Major | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Minor | 3 | 399 | 21 | 423 | — | |
| House Mouse—Minor | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | — | |
| III. | Total number of properties inspected in the course of survey | |||||
| under the Act | 4 | 734 | 8 | 746 | — | |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by: | ||||||
| Common Rat—Minor | 4 | 425 | 5 | 434 | — | |
| IV. | Total number of properties otherwise inspected (e.g., when visited primarily for some other purpose) | 51 | 3 | 8 | - | |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by: | ||||||
| Common Rat—Minor | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | |
| V. | Total inspections carried out-including re-inspections | 25 | 3,161 | 255 | 3,441 | 5 |
| VI. | Number of infested properties (in Sections II, III & VI) treated by the L.A | 8 | 814 | 30 | 850 | - |
| VII. | Total treatments carried out— including re-treatments | 8 | 856 | 47 | 908 | - |
| VIII. | . Number of notices served under Section 4 of the Act: | |||||
| (a) Treatment | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| (b) Structural Work (i.e., Proofing) | - | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |
| IX. | Number of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Sect. 4 of the Act | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. | Legal Proceedings | - | - | - | - | - |
| XI. | Number of "Block" control schemes carried out | - | 9 | — | — | — |
SEWER INFESTATION.
Sewers may constitute an ideal breeding place for rats and their
inhabitants serve as a "reservoir" for surface infestations. Consequently,
in the Spring of each year, a "test bait" is carried out
in a percentage of sewer manholes. Based on these results, a
treatment with poisoned bait is instituted a month later and repeated