Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Months 1922. | No. of Buildings Inspected. | Average No. of Firms in building. | No. of premises Rat Infested. | Total No. of Firms interested. | Steps taken to destroy Rats. | Rat Proofing done, Rat-holes stopped, &c. | Drainage and Sewage Work carried out • during the year. | Special Observations. | |||||||||
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Rat-Catcher Employed. | Poison Used. | Wire Traps. | Breakbacks. | Varnish Traps. | Other Traps. | Cats or Dogs kept. | By City Engineer's Department. | By M.O.H Department. | Complaints or Applications for Advice. | ||||||||
January | 103 | 2.0 | 138 | 209 | 7 | 71 | 15 | 82 | 23 | — | 47 | 8 | 600 | 150 | 22 | ||
February | 66 | 3.4 | 125 | 223 | 3 | 86 | 27 | 81 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 12 | ||||
March | 74 | 4.5 | 128 | 336 | 4 | 63 | 12 | 73 | 26 | 1 | 58 | 48 | 7 | ||||
April | 114 | 2.5 | 109 | 292 | 6 | 51 | 32 | 67 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 19 | ||||
May | 153 | 21 | 139 | 331 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 61 | 52 | — | 32 | 33 | 32 | ||||
June | |||||||||||||||||
103 | 11 | 50 | 114 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 18 | 36 | — | 48 | 50 | 21 | |||||
August | |||||||||||||||||
September | 106 | 1.8 | 47 | 195 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 32 | — | 3 | 21 | 14 | ||||
October | 118 | 1.6 | 57 | 196 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 39 | 11 | |||||
November | 163 | 1.2 | 39 | 199 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 9 | ||||
December | 76 | 3.5 | 23 | 272 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 19 | — | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||||
Totals | 1,076 | 2.2 | 855 | 2,367 | 82 | 463 | 146 | 459 | 259 | 10 | 271 | 255 | 600 | 150 | 155 |
*Buildings systematically inspected 921
„ Inspected as a consequence of complaints 155
Totals 1,076