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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
Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Number Inspected | Number found infested by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rats | Mice | ||||
| Major | Minor | Major | Minor | ||
| Properties inspected | |||||
| (a) following notification | 2, 857 | 9 | 1, 045 | 117 | 1, 326 |
| (b) in survey | 188 | 1 | 53 | 23 | 66 |
| (c) other reasons | 110 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 66 |
| Total: | 3,155 | 11 | 1, 112 | 141 | 1,458 |
| Properties in Borough | 78, 041 | ||||
| Inspections (including re-inspections) | 4, 973 | ||||
| Properties treated by Council | 2,570 | ||||
| Treatments carried out | 2,805 | ||||
| Notices served under Section 4 of the Act | (a) treatment | NIL | |||
| (b) structural work (proofing) | 87 | ||||
| Cases-where default action taken following service of notice | 14 | ||||
| Number of "Block Control" schemes carried out | NIL | ||||
| No. of Business premises under servicing contract at 1 st January, 1967 | 246 | ||||
| No. of new contracts during year | 16 | ||||
| No. of contracts terminated during year | 31 | ||||
| No. remaining under contract at 31st December, 1967 | 231 | ||||
| Sewer manholes | |||||
| - number poison baited | 3, 235 | ||||
| - complete takes | 152 | ||||
| - partial takes | 363 | ||||
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