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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

Hackney 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
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Table: During the year attention was drawn by the Medical Officer (Education) of the London County Council to 235 homes in the Borough from which children were attending school in a verminous condition, asking that steps be taken to deal with them under the above Act. These homes were inspected, with the following results:—

During the year attention was drawn by the Medical Officer (Education) of the London County Council to 235 homes in the Borough from which children were attending school in a verminous condition, asking that steps be taken to deal with them under the above Act. These homes were inspected, with the following results:—

No. of Homes Inspected.No. of Homes where Rooms alone were found Verminous.No. of Homes where Bedding or Clothes and Rooms were found Verminous.No. of Homes not Verminous.
2351019206

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The verminous bedding and clothing were taken to the disinfecting
station and steamed, and the verminous rooms fumigated
and, where necessary, notices were served upon the owners to
cleanse and strip the rooms if vermin was afterwards found
apparent.
Rats and Mice Destruction Act, 1919.
The agreement entered into between the Council and Messrs.
Howard and Sons, has worked most satisfactorily throughout
the year, the scale of fees payable in those cases where the
persons responsible for the destruction of rats desire the work
to be done by Messrs. Howard under the supervision of the
Council's Sanitary Staff is as follows:—
£ s. d.
Small houses 1 1 0 each
Warehouses, according to size, say
on the average 5 0 0 „
Railway arches110„
Stables, up to 10 horses 1 5 0 „