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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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45
RODENT CONTROL
The following table is a tabular statement indicating the action taken in 1963.
TABLE XIII
| Type of property | Number of properties inspected by the Local Authority as a result of: | Number of properties found to be infested by | Number of treatments carried out by the Department by arrangement with occupier | Number of Notices served under Section 4 | Number of inspections made | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notification | Otherwise | Total | Rats | Mice | Rats | Mice | Treatment | Structural works, i.e. proofing | Primary and re-inspections | Sewer treatment | Total | |
| Local Authority | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |||
| Dwelling Houses | 239 | 17 | 256 | 156 | 43 | 149 | 43 | — | — | |||
| Business Premises | 35 | 23 | 58 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 22 | — | — | 3.832 | 110 | 3.942 |
| Agricultural | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| Total | 276 | 47 | 323 | 193 | 67 | 182 | 67 | — | — | |||