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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
| Type of Premises. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwellings | Business 8c Others | Total | |
| I. Total properties | 30 | 24,690 | 4,790 | 29,510 |
| II. Properties inspected as a result of:— | ||||
| — | 1,631 | 612 | 2,243 | |
| (b) Otherwise | 4 | 786 | 334 | 1,124 |
| III. Number of properties (under II) infested by rats: | ||||
| Major | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Minor | 3 | 459 | 586 | 1,048 |
| IV. Number of properties (under II) seriously infested by mioe | _ | 880 | 86 | 966 |
| V. Number of infested properties (III and IV) treated by local authority | 4 | 1,339 | 672 | 2,015 |
| VI. Notices served under Sec. 4:— | ||||
| (a) Treatment | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | |
| VII. Number of cases in which default action taken by local authority following Seo. 4 notice | ||||
| VIII. Legal Proceedings | — | — | — | — |
| IX. Number of "block" oontrol schemes carried out | 51 | — | — | — |
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
| Domestic | Business | |
|---|---|---|
| Visits by Sanitary Inspectors | 868 | 133 |
| Visits by Rodent Staff | 8,526 | 3,513 |
| Drains tested | 413 | 130 |
| Drains defective | 102 | 35 |
| Drains repaired | 73 | 15 |
| Drains opened for examination | 55 | 14 |
| Prebaits laid | 7,580 | 49,288 |
| Poison baits | 16,124 | 7,010 |
| Bodies recovered | 310 | 300 |
| Works oompleted by arrangement | 31 | 8 |