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Finchley 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Notices Served
Informal notices 793
Statutory notices 40
Enquiries—Outstanding Sanitary Notices
One thousand four hundred and forty-three letters were
received during the year from the Town Clerk enquiring whether
or not there were any outstanding sanitary notices with respect
to certain properties in the district. The necessary searches were
made and the required information furnished.
Disinfection and Disinfestation
Number of rooms disinfected after infectious disease 202
Number of articles disinfected 1,779
Number of verminous premises dealt with 50
Verminous rooms disinfested 112
Seven hundred and seventy visits were made by the inspectors
and disinfectors in connection with cases of infectious disease and
verminous premises and the necessary investigations were made in
order to obtain the detailed information required.
There was an increase in the number of premises infested
with bugs, 30 cases having been dealt with, compared with 24
in 1949.

The following is a summary of disinfestation work carried out during the year.

Premises
Bugs30
Fleas2
Cockroaches10
Ants10
Wasps39
Bees1
Miscellaneous8

1 he number or verminous rooms which were dealt with was
112 compared with 98 in 1949.
Houses Let in Lodgings
During the year one addition was made to the Register of
Houses let in lodgings.
29