London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barking 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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development of such products focussed public attention
upon the matter and consequently we supplied
many tenants with small quantities of the preparation
for home use. In addition to this distribution, a small
number of houses were treated as follows :—
Barking Council Houses 6
Privately owned Houses 10
The use of such insecticides was more suitable than
gaseous disinfestation, owing to the acute overcrowding
conditions of the houses concerned.