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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

Orpington 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Table: Comparative statistics are given below. The large number of inspections, as compared with the number of infestations cleared, is explained by the fact that the rodent operators spend a considerable proportion of their time making house-to-house surveys in their search for rodents and each treatment entails a minimum of six visits to the infested premises.

Comparative statistics are given below. The large number of inspections, as compared with the number of infestations cleared, is explained by the fact that the rodent operators spend a considerable proportion of their time making house-to-house surveys in their search for rodents and each treatment entails a minimum of six visits to the infested premises.

Total Number of Inspections.Number of Infestations Cleared.
195119521953195119521953
Local Authority's Property1071472811181
Dwelling Houses (including Council houses)739468757277436493424
Bussiness premises193391351374040