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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
Greenwich 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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provided through the various schemes operating in the Department,
in addition to instruction given to school children attending in
organised classes."
The following table gives the attendances at each Establishment for the year ended 31st March, 1967:—
| Service | Eltham | Greenwich | Plumstead | Woolwich | Abbey Estate | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | 222,125 | 80,762 | 139,025 | 130,583 | — | 572,495 |
| Schools | 66,403 | 58,173 | 101,324 | 57,147 | — | 283,047 |
| Clubs | 14,498 | 15,295 | 18,883 | 12,380 | — | 61,056 |
| Tuition | 9,115 | 4,498 | 4,906 | 2,053 | — | 20,572 |
| Spectators | 13,385 | 5,314 | 7,362 | 2,837 | — | 28,898 |
| Private | — | 40,487 | 29,447 | 53,826 | — | 123,760 |
| Free (O.A.P. etc.) | - | 3,601 | 3,914 | 4,607 | - | 12,122 |
| Turkish | - | 14,630 | 8,212 | — | — | 22,842 |
| — | 4,491 | 14,389 | — | — | 18,880 | |
| — | — | — | — | 43,794 | 43,794 | |
| Totals | 325,526 | 227,251 | 327,462 | 263,433 | 43,794 | 1,187,466 |
Rodent Control
General
During the year the Rodent Control Scheme, as approved by
the Ministry of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food, has continued,
although with the introduction in 1959 of "block" grants to local
authorities, direct financial assistance by the Government to this
service ceased.
Of a total of 2,831 recorded complaints (1,514 of rats and
1,317 of mice), 2,121 were notifications, 440 re-notifications from
occupiers or other sources and 270 were found during survey. The
monthly average of complaints from all sources was 235.
In addition to the investigations of recorded complaints, 6,175
other surveys were carried out under the Prevention of Damage by
Pests Act, 1949, giving a grand total of 9,006.
During investigations, infestation was found to exist on 19
occasions in local authority's premises, 2,477 in dwelling houses and
335 in miscellaneous properties and places of business. In all, some
2,627 treatments were effected by the Council and 17 by occupiers
or other services.
Periodical treatments were carried out at 8 industrial premises,
4 wharves and storage places, 5 miscellaneous properties and at one
hospital in the Borough.
Following the policy of tracing the source of each infestation,
15 defective drainage systems were discovered. In these instances