London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Type of Premises | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwe11ings | Business & Others | |||
| I Total properties | 16 | 24, 806 | 5, 182 | 30,004 | |
| II Properties inspected as a result of:- | |||||
| (a) Notification | 5 | 559 | 178 | 742 | |
| (b) Survey under Act | 1,458 | 637 | 2,095 | ||
| (c) Otherwise | 98 | 88 | 186 | ||
| III Total Inspections of above (including Reinspections) | 35 | 2, 115 | 903 | 3,053 | |
| IV Properties inspected infested by:- | |||||
| Rats | Major | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Minor | 2 | 250 | 175 | 427 | |
| Mice | Major | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | 2 | 407 | 91 | 500 | |
| V Number of infested properties (IV) treated by local authority | 5 | 657 | 266 | 928 | |
| VI Total Treatments | 47 | 1, 106 | 315 | 1,468 | |
| VII Notices served under Sec. 4:- | |||||
| (a) Treatment | - | - | - | - | |
| (b) Structural, i.e. proofing | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| VIII Number of cases in which default action taken by local authority following Sec. 4 notice | - | - | - | - | |
| IX Legal Proceedings | - | - | - | - | |
| X Number of " Block " control | 65 - 2095 visits (1,458 dwelling houses and 637 business premises) | ||||
NOTES:- (a) Council houses are indicated in "Dwellings"
(b) Sewers are not included in above table.