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St Pancras 1962

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

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Table: PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT,1949Details of the work carried out during 1962 in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table:-

PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT,1949

Details of the work carried out during 1962 in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table:-

PremisesTotal 1962
Private 1962Business 1962
Complaints received790156946
Investigations made2, 7933543.147
Infestations foundRats38058438
Mice39493487
Properties treated738142880
Treatments and re-treatments7, 5115488.059

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The staff employed on this work consists of 1 rodent officer and 5 operatives.

Table: MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURTThe following table shows the work undertaken during the year, with the corresponding figures for 1960:-

MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT

The following table shows the work undertaken during the year, with the corresponding figures for 1960:-

Post-Mortem examinat ionReceived for viewing or convenience onlyTotal
196219611962196119621961
Resident and died inSt. Pancras24420641248207
Died in St. Pancras, resident elsewhere75671-7667
Resident in St. Pancras, died elsewhere4743--4743
Resident and died elsewhere1,1021,117231,1041,120
1,4681,433741,4751,437

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Inquests held at Coroner's Court
676
773