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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
Lewisham 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 12
| Location | Base points |
|---|---|
| River Ravensbourne | 716 |
| River Quaggy | 434 |
During the year continuous baiting has been undertaken in more
than 4,000 manholes. This work has been carried out by a team of two
men, using in the early part of the year 1081, sodium fluoracetamide, of
which the take was very small. In the later part of the year Warfarin
was used and a check made of the takes which again showed a remarkably
small infestation.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
A copy of the report covering the calendar year 1%4 submitted to
the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, as required by the
provisions of the above Act, is appended :—
Table 13
| Type of property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authority | Dwelling houses (including council houses) | All other (including business premises) | Total | Agricultural | |
| Properties in borough | 140 | 66,307 | 12,051 | 78,498 | - |
| Properties inspected as a result of :— | |||||
| 16 | 1,865 | 147 | 2,028 | — | |
| 7 | 243 | 8 | 258 | — | |
| (c) otherwise | — | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| Total inspections | 23 | 2,120 | 155 | 2,298 | |
| Properties inspected which were found to be infested by:— | |||||
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| (b) —minor | 10 | 836 | 62 | 908 | — |
| (c) Mice—major | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | 338 | 42 | 386 | — | |
| Infested properties treated | 16 | 1,174 | 104 | 1,294 | - |
| Total treatments (including retreatments) | 41 | 2,647 | 404 | 3,092 | — |
| "Block" control schemes carried out | Nil | ||||
Laboratory facilities
The following summary relates to the work carried out by the public
health laboratory on behalf of the Council during 1964.