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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
City of London 1932
[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, 1932.
| 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. | Legal Proceedings. | Special Observations. Complaints or Applications for Advice. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||
| January | 4 | 2.7 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 531 | f 96 1 | — | 4 |
| February | 4 | 2.2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | l | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | ||
| March | 5 | 1.8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | l | 7 | — | 5 | ||
| April | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 6 | ||
| May | 5 | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | — | 5 | ||
| June | 21 | 2.2 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | l | 1 | 41 | — | 21 | ||
| July | — | |||||||||||||||
| August | — | |||||||||||||||
| September | 13 | 1.7 | 16 | 18 | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 22 | — | 13 | ||
| October | 13 | 2.2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 26 | — | 13 | |||
| November December | 15 | 2.6 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 24 | — | 15 | ||
| Totals | 86 | 21 | 110 | 124 | 8 | 53 | 72 | 45 | 29 | l | 8 | 159 | 627 | — | 86 | |