London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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City of Westminster 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. Rats and Mice Repression.
| Complaints received | 616 |
| Treatments carried out | 711 |
| Inspections by Sanitary Inspectors and Rodent Officer | 2,832 |
| Notices served | 24 |
| Black rats | 2,204 |
| Brown rats | 1,495 |
| Mice | 3,732 |
| Total | 7,431 |
Inspection of Blocks of Premises under Section 2 of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.
| Inspections by Rodent Operators | 1,487 |
Pet Animals Act, 1951.
Five licences were issued by the Council during the year in relation
to premises subject to the provisions of this Act.
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
Under the provisions of this Act various types of premises concerned
with the upholstery trade or with the provision of materials for that
trade must be registered or licensed with the local authority.
At the end of the year seven premises were on the register and two
premises licensed for storage purposes.
Pigeons.
Under the provisions of Section 121 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, the City Council, as a Sanitary Authority, is empowered for
the purpose of abating or mitigating any nuisance, annoyance or damage
caused by the congregation in the City of pigeons having no owner, or for
preventing or minimising any such nuisance, annoyance or damage, to
reduce the number of such pigeons.
he tollowmg action was taken during the year m tnis connection:—
| Premises visited | 5 |
| Visits made | 6 |
| Pigeons destroyed | 68 |
| Noise Nuisance. | |
| Complaints | 27 |
| Investigations made | 30 |