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Ilford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(viii) The Live Poultry (England and Wales) (Restrictions)
(Amendment) Order, 1951; The Live Poultry (Restrictions) Order,
1951; The Poultry Carcases (Importation) (Amendment) Order, and
(Amendment No. 2) Order, 1951; The Isles of Scilly (Prohibition of
Importation of Live Poultry and Hatching Eggs) Order, 1951.—These
Orders deal with the requirements necessary to prevent the spread of fowl
pest by controlling the movement and sale of live poultry and poultry carcases.
Three cases of fowl pest were notified during 1951.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.—This Act, which
repealed the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919, came into operation on
31st March, 1950. All Local Authorities are required to take all necessary
steps to keep their districts free from rats and mice. To this end inspections
must be made and, where rats or mice are found on premises to serve notice
on the occupier to carry out specified treatment and works to exterminate
them and to enforce the duties imposed by the Act on owners and occupiers
of land. Where an owner or occupier fails to comply with a notice served
by the Local Authority under the Act, the Local Authority may carry out
the work and recover the costs incurred. Failure to comply with the notice
renders the owner or occupier liable to a penalty. It is the duty of all
occupiers of land to notify infestations of rats and mice in order that the
Local Authority may carry out their duties under the Act.
The Council has appointed a whole-time Rodent Operative, who
commenced his duties on 1st January, 1951.
The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1951:—
| Local Authority | Type of Property | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling Houses | Agricultural | All other (including Business and Industrial) | |||
| I. Total No. of properties in District | 118 | 50,553 | 40 | 5,202 | 55,913 |
| II. No. of properties inspected as result:— | |||||
| (a) of notification | 35 | 356 | 1 | 73 | 465 |
| (b) otherwise | 16 | 38 | — | 9 | 63 |
| III. No. of properties found to be infested by rats:— | |||||
| Major | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Minor | 24 | 254 | 1 | 40 | 319 |
| IV. No. of properties found to be seriously infested by mice | 14 | 66 | 1 | 24 | 105 |
| V. No. of infested properties (under III and IV) treated by the Local Authority | 36 | 305 | 2 | 57 | 400 |
| VI. No. of notices served under Section 4:— | |||||
| (1) Treatment | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| (2) Structural works (i.e., Proofing) | - | - | - | - | - |
| VII. No. of cases in which default action was taken by Local Authority following issue of notice under Section4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| VIII. Legal proceedings | - | - | - | - | - |
| IX. No. of "block" control schemes carried out | 1 | ||||