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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 50
| Properties inspected | Number inspected | Number found to be infested by | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rats | Mice | ||||
| On complaint | 2, 942 | 1,093 | 1, 620 | ||
| Otherwise | 1, 994 | 411 | 990 | ||
| Total; | 4, 936 | 1,504 | 2,610 | ||
| Properties treated by Council | 4, 772 | ||||
| Visits by Rodent Operatives | 17,139 | ||||
| Notices served under Section 4 of the Act | (a)treatment | Nil | |||
| (b) structural work (proofing) | 27 | ||||
| Cases where default action taken following service of notice | 9 | ||||
| Number of "Block Control" schemes carried out | 7 | ||||
| No! of Business premises under servicing contract at 1st January | 203 | ||||
| No. of new contracts during the year | - | ||||
| No. of contracts terminated during the year | 14 | ||||
| No. remaining under contract at 31st December | 189 | ||||