London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1972

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

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Table: DISINFECTION AND PERSONAL CLEANSING Details of the work carried out during the year are as follows:-

DISINFECTION AND PERSONAL CLEANSING Details of the work carried out during the year are as follows:-

Rooms disinfected or disinfested1,448
Articles disinfected or disinfested8,793
Verminous children cleansed719
Verminous adults cleansed598
Treatment for scabies, children658
Treatment for scabies, adults442
Articles cleansed89,025
Domiciliary bathing644
Collection and delivery of laundry (bundles.)6,614
Collection of placentae72
Collection of bad food31
Collection of soiled dressings, bedpans, etc2,013

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WASPS, HORNETS AND THE LIKE
Under the provisions of Section 6 of the Local Government
(Financial Provisions) Act 1963, the Council provides a service to
assist residents to eradicate wasps, hornets and the like.
During the year 196 wasps nests were dealt with. In a number of
cases it was not possible to deal with the nests because of their
inaccessibility.

Table: PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT 1949The following table shows rat and mice destruction carried out by pest operatives during 1972:-

PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT 1949

The following table shows rat and mice destruction carried out by pest operatives during 1972:-

Type of Property
Local AuthorityDwe11ing houses (including council houses)All other (including business premises)Total
Properties inspected as a result of
(a) notification 372,9183293,284
(b) survey186-186
(c) otherwise-——
Total inspections 373,1043293,470
Properties inspected which were found to be infested by_;
(a) Rats - major———
(b) - minor 1375585853
(c) Mice - major—--
(d) - minor 1573888841
Infested properties treated 281,4931731,694
Retreatments 792,4463372,862
'Block' control schemes carried out 8 involving 126 premises