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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
Southwark 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Summary showing investigations and inspections made and details of work carried out during the year 1921.
| WARD. | Number of Premises Inspected. | Number of Re-inspections made. | Premises Rat Infested. | Premises where steps were taken to destroy Rats and Mice. | Rat Proofing. | Rat Holes and Runs stopped. | Defective Drains Amended. | Defective Sewers Amended. | Notices. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poisons used. | Wire Traps. | Breakback Traps. | Other Traps. | Varnish. | Cats or Dogs. | Ferrets. | |||||||||
| St. Mary | 32 | 78 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 11 | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| St. Paul | 92 | 180 | 79 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - | 16 | 9 | - | 5 |
| St. Peter | 68 | 103 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| St. John | 24 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Trinity | 96 | 499 | 66 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| Alt Saints | 69 | 203 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| St. Michael | 85 | 429 | 73 | 22 | — | 42 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 21 | 3 | - |
| St. Jude | 32 | 136 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | 3 |
| St. George | 46 | 102 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Christchurch | 27 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| St. Saviour | 37 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | - | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 608 | 1837 | 447 | 132 | 24 | 133 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 64 | 26 | 20 |
Number of Rats destroyed 470.
Methods adopted—Break-back Traps 281 Cats and Dog 16
Wire Traps 73 Poisons 1
Other Traps 20 Ferrets 7
Varnish 72