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Camberwell 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Report for Year Ended 31st December, 1951.
| TYPE OF PROPERTY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agricultural | All other (including business and industrial) | Total | |
| I. Total number of properties in Local Authority's district | 30 | 40,852 | nil | 6,862 | 47,744 |
| 11. Number of properties inspected by the Local Authority during 1951 as a result (a) of notification or (6) otherwise | (a) 8 | 1,249 | nil | 126 | 1,383 |
| (b) nil | 1,246 | nil | 80 | 1,326 | |
| 111. Number of properties (under II) found to be infested by rats | Major nil | nil | nil | 1 | 1 |
| Minor 2 | 934 | nil | 169 | 1,105 | |
| IV. Number of properties (under II) found to be seriously infested by mice | 2 | 101 | nil | 36 | 139 |
| V. Number of infested properties (under 111 and IV) treated by the Local Authority | 4 | 1,035 | nil | 206 | 1,245 |
| VI. Number of notices served under Section 4:— | f | I | "I | ||
| (1) Treatment | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil |
| (2) Structural works (i.e., proofing) | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil |
| Total | 16 | 4,565 | nil | 618 | 5,199 |
| VII. Number of cases in which default action was taken by Local Authority following issue of notice under Section 4 | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil |
| VIII. Legal proceedings | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil |
| IX. Number of "block" control schemes carried out | 174 | ||||