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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Number of manholes tested 73
Number showing bait take 6
SURFACE INFESTATION.
The following information taken from the Annual Report furnished
to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for the year 1953 shows
the degree of infestation dealt with by the department. The charge for
this service remains at 5s. per hour for business premises. Private
dwellings are serviced free of charge.
1. PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE.
| Type of Property | No. of properties in Area in which infestation was found | Analysis of Col. 4. Number infested by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | RATS | MICE Only | ||
| Total | Notified by Occupier | Otherwise discovered | Total | ||||
| Major | Minor | ||||||
| Local Authority's property | 29 | 10 | — | 10 | — | 7 | 3 |
| Dwelling houses | 20,555 | 105 | 241 | 346 | — | 301 | 45 |
| Business premises | 1,599 | 29 | 61 | 90 | — | 71 | 19 |
| Totals | 22,183 | 144 | 302 | 446 | — | 379 | 67 |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treat-ment | Works | Rats | Mice only | Rats | Mice only | |||
| Local Authority's Property | 10 | 25 | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — |
| Dwelling Houses | 346 | 614 | — | — | 301 | 45 | — | — |
| Business Premises | 290 | 530 | — | — | 256 | 33 | — | —_ |
| Totals | 646 | 1,169 | — | — | 569 | 83 | — | — |
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