[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 76

City of London 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.

Summary Showing Investigations and Inspections Made and Details of Work Carried Out under the Above Act, for the Year ended December 31st, 1929.

Months.	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	Drainage and Sewerage Work carried out during the year.		Special Observations.
Months.	No. of Buildings Inspected.	Average No. of Firms in building.	No. of premises Rat Infested.	Total No. of Firms interested.	Rat-Catcher Employed.	Poison Used.	Wire Traps.	Breakbacks.	Varnish Traps.	Other Traps.	Cats or Dogs kept.	Rat-holes stopped, &c.	By City Engineer's Department.	By M.O.H. Department.	Complaints or Applications for Advice.
January	112	2.1	42	236	10	32	8	33	27	1	14	32	919	254	10
February	22	1.7	10	39	4	7	2	6	7	—	—	5			6
March	44	2.1	19	96	4	15	5	16	6	1	12	12			5
April	66	1.6	27	110	11	15	8	20	14	3	12	20			13
May	97	1.8	35	180	14	20	10	21	18	1	18	24			10
June	66	1.2	26	81	13	23	7	19	17	—	10	20			16
July	116	1.4	46	170	30	25	9	32	27	1	23	44			6
August	101	1.5	45	154	11	41	10	31	31	1	15	31			14
September	115	2.3	36	265	15	24	4	30	18	—	22	35			13
October	114	1.7	4	203	9	35	13	24	23	—	13	22			10
November	119	1.6	41	188	21	38	11	31	23	2	16	42			15
December	122	1.3	45	169	26	33	6	33	35	1	33	46			14
Totals	1,094	1.6	376	1,891	168	308	93	296	246	11	186	333	1,173		132
*Buildings systematically inspected										962
„ inspected in consequence of complaints										132
Totals										1,094