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Paddington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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In addition to the above, 21 (36) summonses were withdrawn
and 22 (54) guineas costs received in connection therewith.
SHOPS ACT.—The Shops Acts Inspectors made 1,838 (1,856)
inspections during the year. No statutory action was necessary,
any contraventions found being dealt with informally.
PET ANIMALS ACT.—Six (6) premises were licenced under this
Act during the year. Routine inspections are made to ensure that
the conditions attaching to the licences are being maintained.
BURIALS.—During the year 51 (44) burials and 7 (2) cremations
were arranged under the National Assistance Act, 1948.
MORTUARY.—The number of bodies received at the mortuary
was 216 (258) and 199 (237) post mortem examinations were made
there. The decrease is due to the practice of holding post mortem
examinations at hospitals in cases where patients have died in
hospital.
RODENT CONTROL.—The following table gives details of the work carried out under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949, and at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, relates to the year ended 31st March, 1958.
| Dwelling Houses | All other property | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of proper lies in district Number of properties inspected as a result of— | 31,417(31,444) | 7,765 (7,803) | 39,182(39,247) | |||
| (a) Notifications | 412 | (516) | 87 | (100) | 499 | (616) |
| (b) Otherwise | 115 | (164) | 5 | (29) | 120 | (193) |
| Number of properties found to be infested by rats— | ||||||
| (a) Major infestation | — | (2) | — | (-) | — | (2) |
| (b) Minor infestation | 223 | (207) | 30 | (38) | 253 | (245) |
| Number of properties found to be infested by mice | 230 | (249) | 54 | (58) | 284 | (307) |
| Number of infested properties treated by Council | 452 | (451) | 84 | (95) | 536 | (546) |
Tt was not found necessary to serve any notices. Two " block
control " schemes were carried out. It was decided to carry out the
twice-yearly sewer treatments in April and October.
PIGEONS.—Four complaints about pigeons were received. Advice
was given by the Public Health Inspectors or the complainant was
referred to the pigeon catcher authorised to operate in the Borough.
No nuisance occurred in the Borough from starlings.