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City of London 1930

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

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Table: 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, 1930.

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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, 1930.

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 done, Rat-holes stopped, &c.	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 Proofing done, Rat-holes stopped, &c.	By City Engineer's Department.		By M.O.H. Department.		Complaints or Applications for Advice.
January	124	2.0	34	250	18	29	12	34	29	-	19	29	836		240		12
February	93	2.2	35	213	16	31	6	35	26	3	25	32					17
March	104	3.1	43	328	23	27	7	31	32	—	17	40					13
April	107	3.8	33	413	21	28	10	25	15	—	9	29					15
May	95	1.7	36	167	21	28	13	25	20	1	14	27					16
June	48	15	16	72	6	15	1	9	13	—	8	15					11
July	108	1.8	31	200	5	22	11	22	16	1	11	29					7
August	99	1.6	29	155	14	20	7	22	20	1	17	24					10
September	92	1.1	30	157	14	21	15	22	20	—	9	26					13
October	85	1.7	35	146	17	25	5	24	17	1	16	29					13
November	28	1.6	26	33	—	151	13	12	4	—	6	23					13
December	28	1.6	26	33	—	151	13	12	4	—	6	23					13
Totals	983	2.0	348	2,134	155	397	100	261	212	7	151	303	1,076				140
*Buildings systematically inspected										843
„ inspected in consequence of complaints										140
Totals										983