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Holborn 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: The following table shows the work carried out during the year arising from the complaints received, and in connection with 16 blocks which were surveyed.

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The following table shows the work carried out during the year arising from the complaints received, and in connection with 16 blocks which were surveyed.

	Complaint	Block Survey	Total
Business premises inspected	131	664	795
Dwelling houses inspected	116	119	235
Local authority premises inspected	2	1	3
Business premises treated	65	—	65
Dwelling houses treated	70	—	70
Local authority premises treated	1	1	2
Business premises, inspection visits	185	683	868
Business premises, treatment visits	386	—	386
Dwelling houses, inspection visits	195	120	315
Dwelling houses, treatment visits	508	—	508
Local authority, inspection visits	4	—	4
Local authority, treatment visits	8	6	14
Total visits	1,286	809	2,095
Estimated kill (rattus norvegicus)	184		184
Bodies recovered (rattus norvegicus)	81	—	81
Estimated kill (rattus rattus)	14	—	14
Bodies recovered (rattus rattus)	4	—	4
Estimated kill (mice)	782	12	794
Bodies recovered (mice)	213	4	217

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Table: Baiting of Sewers Two treatments were carried out during the year, the results of which are shewn below. In both treatments sausage rusk plus2½% zinc phosphide was used.

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Baiting of Sewers Two treatments were carried out during the year, the results of which are shewn below. In both treatments sausage rusk plus2½% zinc phosphide was used.

Treatment		No. of Manholes			No. of bodies found
No.	Date	Baited	Showing pre-bait take	Total poison take	No. of bodies found
1	April, 1960	240	211	186	187
2	October, 1960	249	212	197	192

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Table: Disinfecting Station The arrangement whereby Holborn undertakes to carry out all disinfecting, disinfes-tation and cleansing work for the City of Westminster continued during the year. The figures below relate to work done for Holborn only.

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Disinfecting Station The arrangement whereby Holborn undertakes to carry out all disinfecting, disinfes-tation and cleansing work for the City of Westminster continued during the year. The figures below relate to work done for Holborn only.

Disinfection
Number of rooms disinfected after tuberculosis	3
Number of rooms disinfected after other infectious diseases	89
Total number of rooms disinfected after infectious disease	92
Number of articles of bedding and clothing disinfected after tuberculosis	234
Number of articles of bedding and clothing disinfected after other infectious diseases	2,539
Total number of articles disinfected after infectious disease	2,773
Number of books disinfected after infectious disease	103

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Holborn 1960

Table: The following table shows the work carried out during the year arising from the complaints received, and in connection with 16 blocks which were surveyed.

Table: Baiting of Sewers Two treatments were carried out during the year, the results of which are shewn below. In both treatments sausage rusk plus2½% zinc phosphide was used.

Table: Disinfecting Station The arrangement whereby Holborn undertakes to carry out all disinfecting, disinfes-tation and cleansing work for the City of Westminster continued during the year. The figures below relate to work done for Holborn only.