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Barking 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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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 | Rats | Mice | |||||
| Local Authority's Property | 25 | 25 | - | - | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| Dwelling Houses | 160 | 160 | - | - | 77 | 83 | — | — |
| Business Premises | 142 | 142 | - | - | 95 | 47 | — | — |
| Totals | 327 | 327 | — | — | 176 | 139 | — | — |
Disinfestation of Verminous Premises
The Council continues to provide a free disinfestation service.
Throughout he year there were only three minor infestations
dealt with including two in Council dwellings.
This decrease in the number of infested premises results from
residents taking early precautionary measures to deal with the
lem.
Insecticides are available free of charge to residents where it is
considered desire.
Section G—MISCELLANEOUS
Supply of Dustbins
The number premises where dustbins are supplied and mainlined
by the Corporation in accordance with Section 75(3) of the
Pubic Health Act. 1936, was, at the end of the year, 4,726.
The number of dustbins supplied by the Corporation under this
arrangement during the year was 456.
In accordance with a hire scheme complementary to the above
mentioned, 135 properties were supplied with dustbins. In each of
these the dustbin will be paid for by eight annual payments of
five shillings each.
The total number of properties in the instalment scheme for
provision of dustbins is 590. Therefore, the total number of
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