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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
Poplar 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| TYPE OF PROPERTY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCAL AUTHORITY | DWELLING HOUSES INCLUDING COUNCIL HOUSES | ALL OTHER (INCLUDING BUSINESS PREMISES) | TOTAL | ||
| NUMBER OF PROPERTIES IN BOROUGH | 21 | 18,424 | 3,658 | 22,103 | |
| NUMBER OF PROPERTIES INSPECTED AS A RESULT OF: | |||||
| (A) NOTIFICATION | 13 | 173 | 2,017 | 2,203 | |
| (B) SURVEY UNDER THE ACT | - | 10 | 13 | 23 | |
| (C) OTHERWISE | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT, INCLUDING RE-INSPECTIONS | 68 | 1,596 | 11,590 | 13,254 | |
| NUMBER OF PROPERTIES INSPECTED WHICH WERE FOUND TO BE INFESTED BY: | |||||
| (A) COMMON RATS | MAJOR | - | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| MINOR | 9 | 99 | 364 | 472 | |
| (B) SHIP RATS | MAJOR | - | - | - | - |
| MINOR | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| (C) MICE | MAJOR | 6 | 73 | 111 | 190 |
| MINOR | - | 106 | 627 | 733 | |
| NUMBER OF INFESTED PROPERTIES TREATED | 15 | 282 | 1 ,131 | 1 ,428 | |
| TOTAL TREATMENTS CARRIED OUT | 36 | 1,194 | 2,241 | 3,471 | |
| NUMBER OF BLOCK CONTROL SCHEMES CARRIED OUT | - | - | 151 | 151 | |
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