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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
Dagenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
The same procedure operated during the year as in
the past in connection with rats and mice. Poisons
were supplied upon request and during Rat Week
posters were exhibited. A number of rat burrows was
treated with smoke and gas with fair results. In addition,
21 informal notices were served during the year
and 27 were complied with.