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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

St Pancras 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Rodent Control.(Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.)Details of the work carried out during the year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table :—

Rodent Control.

(Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.)

Details of the work carried out during the year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table :—

Premises.
Private.Business.Total.
Complaints received1,0852501,335
Investigations made3,1742603,434
Infestations found—Rats8132051,018
Mice23230262
Treatments1,0352151,250
Advice only102030

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The staff employed on this work consists of five operatives and one rodent officer working
under the supervision of a sanitary inspector.