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Hayes and Harlington 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT. 1949
Appendix II
REPORT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1961
| Type of Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | (5) Agricultural | |||||
| (1) Local Authority | (2) Dwelling houses (inc. Council Houses) | (3) All other (including Business Premises) | (4) Total of Cols. (1). (2) & (3) | |||
| I. Number of properties In Local Authority's District | 26 | 20 . 305 | 2,255 | 22,586 | 28 | |
| II. Number of properties inspected as a result of: | ||||||
| (a) Notification | 13 | 244 | 57 | 314 | 1 | |
| (b) Survey under the Act | - | 240 | 5 | 246 | - | |
| (c) Otherwise (e.g. when visited primarily for some other purpose | 12 | 1,869 | 2,193 | 4,074 | 27 | |
| III. Total inspections carried out - including re inspections | 40 | 2,856 | 2,319 | 5,215 | 28 | |
| IV. Number of properties inspected (in Sect. II) which were found to be infested by: | ||||||
| (a) Rats | (Major) | - | - | - | - | - |
| (Minor) | 9 | 266 | 34 | 309 | 1 | |
| (b) Mice | (Major) | - | - | - | - | - |
| (Minor) | 5 | 51 | 25 | 81 | - | |
| V. Number of infested properties (in Sect. IV) treated by the L.A. | 14 | 315 | 59 | 388 | 1 | |
| VI. Total treatments carried out - including re-treatments | 22 | 328 | 78 | 428 | 1 | |
| VII. Number of notices served under Section 4 of the Act: | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (b) Structural Work (i.e., Proofing) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VIII. Number of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Sect. 4 of the Act | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IX. Legal proceedings | - | - | - | - | - | |
| X. Number of "Block" control schemes carried out . | NONE | |||||
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