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Poplar 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The work carried out was as follows:
Sewer treatments
Number of manholes baited in June 1953 1885
" " " " " December 1953 1930
Business Premises
Premises Treatments
Privately owned premises 227 1865
Borough Council premises 4 25
The work included the laying of 97,261 prebaits and 10,120 poison baits and
involved 1,644 visits by the Rodent Officer and 10,277 by the operatives. In
addition 170 visits were made and 45 test baitings were carried out at premises
not participating in the Council's Scheme.
Dwelling Houses
The number of complaints of rats or mice received was 746 relating to 517
premises and 2,307 treatments were applied.
The Rodent Officer made 526 visits and the operatives 2,104 visits.
Factories
Details of the work carried out in connection with the Factories Act, 1937,
are given in the following tables: -