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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 32. RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919. Summary showing investigations and inspections made and details of work carried out during the year 1923.
| 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 | 47 | 279 | 32 | 78 | 21 | 117 | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 3 |
| St. Paul | 93 | 726 | 82 | 115 | 23 | 155 | 1 | 11 | 18 | — | — | 28 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| St. Peter | 52 | 137 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 27 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 18 | 8 | — | 6 |
| St. John | 43 | 174 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 27 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | 11 |
| Trinity | 50 | 552 | 43 | 81 | 47 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 14 | 4 | — | 21 |
| All Saints' | 66 | 380 | 51 | 13 | 15 | 44 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| St. Michael | 37 | 280 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 34 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 13 |
| St. Jude | 44 | 341 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 56 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| St. George | 47 | 346 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 43 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Christchurch | 25 | 75 | 13 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| St. Saviour | 25 | 102 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 19 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 529 | .1392 | 370 | 437 | 167 | 656 | 2 | 40 | 79 | 1 | 6 | 144 | 51 | 8 | 101 |
Number of Eats and Mice destroyed 568 Eats, 30 Mice.