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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Surface Infestation
Treatments carried out during the year are set out below:—
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) Total | (2) Notified by Occupier | (3) Otherwise discovered | (4) Total | RATS | MICE Only | ||
| Major | Minor | ||||||
| Local Authority's. | |||||||
| property | 27 | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | 10 | 4 |
| Dwelling houses | 20,700 | 143 | 169 | 312 | — | 240 | 72 |
| Business premises | 1,652 | 48 | 60 | 108 | — | 70 | 38 |
| Totals | 22,379 | 200 | 234 | 434 | — | 320 | 114 |
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 treat ments carried out by arrangement with Occupier | Under Section 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Works | Rats | Mice only | Rats | Mice only | |||
| Local | ||||||||
| Authority's Property | 9 | 14 | - | - | 5 | 9 | — | - |
| Dwelling Houses | 130 | 410 | - | - | 281 | 147 | — | - |
| Business Premises | 102 | 306 | — | — | 258 | 70 | - | - |
| Totals | 241 | 730 | — | — | 544 | 226 | — | - |
Unclassified Properties:—Properties which do not appropriately fall
under other classifications are included under
business premises.
SWIMMING BATHS AND POOLS
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer who has supplied me
with the following figures:—
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