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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
Deptford 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 Report for the Year ended 31st December, 1957
| Type of Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | ||||||
| (1) Local Authority | (2) Dwelling Houses (including Council Houses) | (3) All other (including business premises) | (4) Total of Cols. (1), (2) & (3) | (5) Agricultura | ||
| I. Number of properties in Local Authority's District (notes 1 and 2) | 29 | 17,591 | 3,415 | 21,035 | — | |
| II. Number of properties inspected as a result of:— | ||||||
| (a) Notification | — | 314 | 28 | 342 | — | |
| (b) Survey under the Act | 3 | 553 | 132 | 668 | _ | |
| (c) Otherwise (e.g., when visited primarily for some other purpose) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| III. Total inspections carried out including re-inspections | 6 | 1,482 | 155 | 1,643 | — | |
| IV. Number of properties inspected (in Sect. II) which were found to be infested by:— | ||||||
| (a) Rats | Major | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minor | 1 | 437 | 18 | 456 | — | |
| Major | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | 139 | 10 | 149 | — | |
| V. Number of infested properties (in Sect IV) treated by the L.A. (Figures should not exceed those given at Sect. IV) | — | 577 | 28 | 605 | — | |