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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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1. PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE
| Type of Property | No. of properties in Area in which infestation was found | Analysis of Column 4 Number infested by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Total | (2) Notified by Occupier | (3) Otherwise discovered | (4) Total | RATS | MICE Only | ||
| Major | Minor | ||||||
| Local Authority's property | 29 | 8 | 2 | 10 | - | 7 | 3 |
| Dwelling houses | 20,288 | 116 | 251 | 367 | - | 291 | 76 |
| Business premises | 1,780 | 46 | 51 | 97 | — | 90 | 7 |
| Totals | 22,097 | 170 | 304 | 474 | — | 388 | 86 |
2. MEASURES OF CONTROL BY CORPORATION
| Type of Property | No. of properties inspected | No. of inspections made | No. of notices served under Section 4 | No. of treatments carried out by arrangement with Occupier | Under Section 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Works | Rats | Mice only | Rats | Mice only | |||
| Local Authority's | ||||||||
| Property | 10 | 30 | - | - | 21 | 8 | - | - |
| Dwelling Houses | 367 | 1,101 | - | - | 291 | 76 | - | - |
| Business Premises | 97 | 186 | — | — | 244 | 33 | — | — |
| Totals | 474 | 1,317 | — | — | 556 | 117 | - | - |