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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
Finsbury 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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29 notices were sent to the Factory Inspector regarding the following matters:-
| Abstract absent | 15 |
| New occupation, notification | 14 |
29 notices of complaint and 176 notices of occupation were received
from H.M. Factory Inspector.
29 notices were sent to the Factory Inspector regarding the following
matters:-
Abstract absent
15
New occupation, notification
14
LADY SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK: The following is a summary of visits made by the Lady Sanitary Inspector –
| Factories | 1522 |
| Outworkers premises (Sub-contractors) | 71 |
| Outworkers premises (domestic) | 601 |
| Number of Intimation Notices served | 96 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 0 |
RAT REPRESSION: No.of complaints and requests for treatment received - 244.
No.of additional premises found infested - 123. No.of houses treated -
203. No.of other premises treated - 214. No.of visits made by ratcatchers
to houses - 2,476 and to other premises - 434.
Steady progress in the treatment of infested premises has been made
during the year with the same number of staff as in the latter half of 1945.
Treatment continued basically on block control lines, although many
individual premises were treated in addition to those undergoing intensive
systematic treatment. In an endeavour to obtain an intensification of
effort on the part of all local authorities, the Ministry of Food issued
Circular N.S.12 dated 10th May, 1946. This circular had as its object the
systematic block treatment of the whole of the accepting authorities' area