London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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| Type of Property. | Number of properties in which infestation was— | Number of properties found to be infested by- | Number of treatments carried out by Department by arrangement with occupier. | Number of inspections made. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified by occupier. | Otherwise discovered. | Total. | Rats. | Mice. | Rats. | Mice. | Primary and re-inspections. | Sewer treatment. | Total. | |
| Local Authority* | 1 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Dwelling Houses | 360 | 57 | 417 | 222 | 32 | 195 | 30 | |||
| Business Premises | 23 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3,405 | 1,037 | 4,442 |
| Agricultural | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Total | 385 | 81 | 466 | 255 | 44 | 225 | 42 | |||
| * Includes County owned property treated by the Department under Contract- | ||||||||||