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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

Camden 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]

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NOISE ABATEMENT ACT, 1960

Table: During the year, 154 complaints were received and 465 visits were made. Details are as follows:-

During the year, 154 complaints were received and 465 visits were made. Details are as follows:-

Section 1IndustrialCommercialDomesticTotal
No. of nuisances confirmed673238137
No. of nuisances remedied informally673238137
No. of prosecutionsnilnilnilnil

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The commonest cause of complaint concerned building operations, a seemingly ever present
activity in the changing national scene. For this reason, (and due to the increasing use of mechanical
aids in building), complaints of noise from building sites are a matter of increasing concern.
There were also four complaints received under Section 2 of the Act dealing with the use
of loudspeakers in streets. They were remedied informally.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
This Act provides that no persons shall keep a pet shop, unless licensed by a local
authority. Twelve such licences were granted in 1966 and no contraventions reported.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933
During the year, 140 applications were received for retention on, and three applications
for entry to, the Council's list of persons who are entitled to sell poisons which are included in
Part II of the Poisons List. These substances, many of them disinfectants, although poisonous,
may be supplied without a prescription.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
This Act lays a duty upon a local authority to ensure 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 to
the local authority of infestation by rats or mice.
The following particulars of rodent control work carried out in the borough during 1966
were supplied to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food -
1. No. of properties in district 83,247
2. (a) total number of properties (including nearby premises) 3,423
inspected following notification
(b) number infested by
(i) Rats 768
(ii) Mice 1,779
3. (a) total number of properties inspected for rats and mice 1,236
for reasons (other than notifications)
(b) number infested by
(i) Rats 614
(ii) Mice 97
The staff employed consists of a rodent officer and 8 rodent operatives.
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