London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 9.—Rodent Control.
| Complaints : | |
| Complaints of rats received | 205 |
| Complaints of mice received | 314 |
| Total premises involved | 519 |
| Infestations by Council's staff: | |
| Premises rid of brown rats | 146 |
| Premises rid of black rats | - |
| Premises rid of mice | 307 |
| Total premises disinfested | 453 |
| Total visits to such premises | 6,329 |
| Notices: | |
| Intimation notices served | 11 |
| Statutory notices served | - |
TABLE 10.—Air Pollution.
Period Average Concentrations of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide
Smoke—Microgrammes per cubic metre (Smoke Filter)
Site
Weeks
1-5
6-9
10-13
14-17
18-21
22-26
27-30
31-3 5
36-39
40-43
44-48
49-52
t.h.
209
198
80
80
49
38
39
37
56
75
121
199
G.P.
273
244
96
*
*
39
28
35
64
74
145
230
r.S.
—
—
—
98
68
42
37
*
*
*
149
219
c.f.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sulphur Dioxide— Microgrammes per cubic metre (Volumetric method)
Site
Weeks
1-5
6-9 1
10-13
14-17
18-21
22-26
27-30
31-35
36-39
40-43
44-48
49-52
t.h.
514
654
268
272
147
138
95
147
198
273
327
455
g.p.
390
499
189
*
*
77
71
96
160
196
271
308
r.S.
-
-
-
216
111
77
81
*
*
*
267
349
c.f.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Smoke/Sulphur Dioxide Ratio
Site
Weeks
1-5
6-9
10-13
14-17
18-21
22-26
27-30
31-35
36-39
40-43
44-48
49-52
T.n.
.41
.30
.30
.29
.33
.28
.41
.25
.29
.27
.37
.44
g.p.
.70
.49
.51
*
*
.51
.39
.36
.40
.38
.54
.75
r.s.
-
-
-
.45
.61
.55
.46
*
*
*
.56
.63
c.f.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*Insufficient results.
— No results received.
T.H. Station No. 6 Town Hall.
G.P. Station No. 7 Greville Place.
R.S. Station No. 8 Penfold Street (from April).
C.F. Station No. 9 Oxford Street (from November).