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Southwark 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT - CONTINUED

PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT - CONTINUED

Type of Premlses
Local AuthorityDwellingsBusiness & OthersTotal
Notices served under Section 4 of the Act:
Treatment----
Structural work (i.e. proofing)-15722
Cases in which default action taken following issue of Notice under Section 4.----
Legal Proceedings.----
'Block' control schemes carried out:-56-2936 visits (2090 dwellings, 846 business premlses.)

Table: Notes: (a) Includes pram sheds etc. on housing estates. Council houses indicated as Dwellings.Sewers not included in this table.

Notes: (a) Includes pram sheds etc. on housing estates. Council houses indicated as Dwellings.

Sewers not included in this table.

DomesticBusiness
Inspections by Rodent Officer1277377
Inspections by Rodent Staff31271730
Drains tested16724
Drains defective5711
Drains repaired6312
Drains opened for examination6919
Prebaits laid22567722
Poison baits60054223
Bodies recovered221287
Works completed by arrangement6914

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PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS
The only public swimming baths are those situated at Manor Place
in a densely residential part of the Borough, under the management of
the Council's Baths Committee. There are three pools with sizes and
capacities as follows. Total attendances for the year ending March 31st
1962 were 207, 683.
(a) 1st-Class Swim
Length 120 ft. Width 40 ft. Capacity 157,000 gallons.
(b) 2nd-Class Swim
Length 144 ft. Width 35 ft. Capacity 164,898 gallons.
(e) Small Swim
Length 60 ft. Width 25 ft. Capacity 49,000 gallons.