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Southwark 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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RODENT CONTROL
Prevention of Damage by Pests Acts, 1949
| Type of Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | (5) Agricultural | ||||
| (1) Local Authority | (2) Dwelling Houses (including Council | (3) All Other (including Business Premises) | (4) Total of Cols. (1), (2) & (3) | ||
| I. Number of properties in Local Authority's District | 85 | 85,908 | 15,036 | 101,029 | |
| II. Total number of properties inspected as a result of | 743 | 2,741 | |||
| — | 1,998 | ||||
| Number of such properties found to be infested by:— | |||||
| Common rat Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | 1,295 | 429 | 1,785 | |
| Ship rat Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | — | 13 | 13 | |
| House mouse Major | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Minor | 703 | 300 | 1,027 | ||
| 111. Total number of properties inspected in the course of | — | 1,516 | 709 | 2,225 | |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by:— | |||||
| Common rat Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | 978 | 350 | 1,328 | |
| Ship rat Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | — | — | — | |
| House mouse Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | 538 | 359 | 897 | ||
| IV. Total number of properties otherwise inspected (e.g. when visited primarily for some other purpose) | — | — | — | — | |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by:— | |||||
| Common rat Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | — | — | — | |
| Ship rat Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | — | — | — | |
| House mouse Major | — | — | — | — | |
| Minor | — | — | — | — | |
| V. Total inspections carried out—including re-inspections | — | 11,861 | 3,447 | 15,308 | |
| VI. Number of infested properties (in Sections II, III & IV) treated by the L.A. | — | 3,514 | 1,452 | 4,966 | |
| VII. Total treatments carried out—including re-treatments. | — | 13,859 | 4,190 | 18,049 | |
| VIII. Number of notices served under Section 4 of the Act: | |||||
| (a) Treatment | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| IX. Number of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Sect. 4 of the Act | — | — | — | — | |
| X. Legal Proceedings | — | — | — | — | |
| XI. Number of "Block" control schemes carried out | — | 37 | 2 | 39 | |