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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
| Type of Property | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agricultural | All other (including Business and Industrial) | ||
| Total number of properties | 24 | 29,169 | 7 | 1,423 | 30,623 |
| *Number of properties inspected as a result (a) of notification, or | (a) 5 | 143 | — | 66 | 214 |
| (b) otherwise | (b) 14 | 289 | 5 | 76 | 384 |
| Number of properties found to be infested by rats | Maj. — | — | — | — | — |
| Min. 4 | 114 | — | 30 | 148 | |
| Number of properties found to be seriously infested by mice | 4 | 74 | — | 57 | 135 |
| Number of infested properties treated by the Local Authority | 8 | 188 | — | 87 | 283 |
| Number of notices served under Section 4:— | |||||
| (1) Treatment | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2) Structural Works (i.e., Proofing) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Number of cases in which default action was taken by Local Authority following issue of notice under Section 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Legal Proceedings | — | — | — | — | — |
| Number of "Block control" schemes carried out 24. | |||||
* These figures do not include the regular routine inspection of food
premises, factories, etc., by the Sanitary Inspectors.