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Unfortunately one defective drain can be the cause of three or four
infestations.
Approximately £104 was received for treatments at Business premises
during the year.
The following is a summary of the work for the year with comparable
figures for 195.5 in parenthesis.
Premises inspected:
Dwellings 525(750); Business 1,108(1,231) 1,633(1981)
Complaints:
Rats 364(442); Mice 121(155) 485(597)
"Discovered" other than by complaint:
Dwellings 40(45); Business 18(21) 58(66)
Premises infested by rats;
Dwellings 277(321); Business 55(61) 332(382)
Premises infested by mice;
Dwellings 85(146); Business 30(2) 115(176)
Premises treated for infestations by
Council staff 447(553)
Major infestations 23(27)
Notices served relating to Rodent Control 75(92)
inspections and re-inspections by Public Health
inspectors re Rodent Control 2,444(2941)
Atmospheric Pollution
The two stations set up in 1954 at Westvllle Road and Livingstone
Schools for measuring and recording the extent of atmospheric pollution
continued to function together with the lead peroxide instrument in
Ravenscourt Park maintained by the London County Council.
Comparison between the two areas served by the lead peroxide instruments
is shown by the following table:-
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