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Camden 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
This Act lays a duty upon a local authority to see that their district is kept free from rats
and mice. It empowers them to carry out inspections and to require owners and occupiers to keep
their land and premises free from infestation. Occupiers are required to give notification in writing
to the local authority of infestation by rats or mice.
The following particulars were supplied to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food during 1965:-
| Type of property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authority | Dwelling houses | Agriculture | All other (including business & industrial) | Total | ||
| i Total number of properties In local authority's district | 105 | 60,788 | - | 21,545 | 82,438 | |
| ii Number of properties inspected as a result | ||||||
| (a) of notification | (a) 25 | 1,319 | - | 202 | 1,546 | |
| (b) survey, or | (b) - | - | - | - | - | |
| (c) otherwise | (c) - | 128 | - | 73 | 201 | |
| iii Total inspections carried out Including reinspectlons | 50 | 3,512 | - | 607 | 4,169 | |
| iv Number of properties (under ii) found to be infested by - | ||||||
| (a) rats | major | - | - | - | - | - |
| minor | 20 | 557 | - | 110 | 687 | |
| (b) mice | major | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| minor | 5 | 622 | - | 64 | 691 | |
| v Number of Infested properties (under iv) treated by the local authority | 25 | 1,179 | - | 175 | 1,379 | |
| vi Total treatments carried out -Including retreatments | 71 | 11, 284 | - | 1,012 | 12,367 | |
| vii Number of notices served under Section 4 - | ||||||
| (1) treatment | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (2) structural works (i.e. proofing) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| viii Number of cases in which default action was taken by local authority following issue of notice under Section 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ix Legal proceedings | - | - | - | - | - | |
| x Number or "block" control schemes carried out | Nil | |||||