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Stoke Newington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
In April, 1920, at the request of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries your two Sanitary Inspectors,
Mr. A. P. Piggott and myself were appointed Officers under the above Act.
Particulars of the action taken by them since this appointment are appended :
| Situation of Premises. | Action Taken. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| 1, Adolphus Rd. | Drains reconstructed. Poison supplied | Premises still under ob- servation at close of |
| 3, Adolphus Rd. | Infestation presumably from No. 1. Poison supplied. | |
| 5, Warwickshire Rd. | Drains tested and found satisfactory. Poison supplied | year Apparently a few stray rats. No further complaints |
| 35, Palatine Rd. | Rat runs traced to defect in drain near outer W.C. | No further complaints |
| 4, Milton Rd. | Drainage modern. Poison supplied | 1 rat caught No further complaints |
| 53, Lordship Park | Infestation by mice. Poison supplied | Premises cleared |
| 71, Spenser Rd. | A few stray rats caught | Ditto. |
| 61, Harcombe Rd. | Drains tested and found satisfactory. A few stray rats caught | Ditto. |
| Kemble's Piano Works 7, Belgrade Rd. | Drainage modern. Poison supplied Drains tested and amended. Poison supplied. Rats apparently strays | No further complaints Ditto. |
| 30, Nevill Rd | Drains tested and found satisfactory. | |
| 32, Nevill Rd | Rats run under party wall, but no evidence of source of infestation. Drains relaid | Case still in hand |
| 40, Defoe Rd | Rat runs traced to defective drains, which were reconstructed | No further complaints |
| 29, Defoe Rd | Ditto. | Ditto. |