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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
Hendon 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XVIII.
| Type of Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | (5) | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses (inc. Council Houses) | All other (inc. Business Premises) | Totals of Cols. (1), (2) and (3). | Agricultural | ||
| 1. Total number of properties in Local Authority's District | 17 | 43,163 | 4,721 | 47,901 | 10 | |
| 2. Number of properties inspected as a result of | ||||||
| (a) Notification | 1 | 637 | 63 | 701 | 1 | |
| (b) Survey under the Act | - | 611 | 59 | 670 | - | |
| (c) Otherwise | - | 275 | 54 | 329 | - | |
| 3, Total inspections carried out— including re-inspections | 1 | 10,092 | 824 | 10,917 | 7 | |
| 4. Number of properties inspected (under Section 2) which were found to be infested by | ||||||
| (a) Rats | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | 1,038 | 78 | 1,116 | - | |
| (b) Mice | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | 226 | 45 | 271 | - | |
| 5. Number of infected properties (under Section 4) treated by the Local Authority | - | 1,257 | 95 | 1,352 | 1 | |
| 6. Total treatments carried outincluding re-treatments | - | 1,626 | 113 | 1,739 | 1 | |
| 7. Number of notices served under Section 4 | ||||||
| (a) Treatment | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (b) Structural work (i.e., Proofing) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Number of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Section 4 of the Act | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Legal Proceedings | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Number of "Block" control schemes carried out | - | 13 | - | 13 | - | |