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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XVII.
| Type of Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | Agricultural | |||||
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses (including Council Houses) | All other (including Business Premises) | Totals of Cols. (1) (2) and (3) | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
| I. | Total number of properties in Local Authority's District | 19 | 45, 200 | 6,094 | 51,313 | 10 |
| 2. | Number of properties inspected as a result of | |||||
| (a) Notification | 6 | 698 | 68 | 772 | - | |
| (b) Routine inspection | - | 1,079 | 142 | 1,221 | - | |
| 3. | Total inspections carried out - including reinspections | 96 | 13,731 | 1,456 | 15,283 | - |
| 4. | Number of properties inspected (under Section 2) found to be infested by | |||||
| (a) Rats (Major | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (Minor | 3 | 1,481 | 129 | 1,613 | - | |
| (b) Mice (Major | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (Minor | 3 | 105 | 19 | 127 | - | |
| 5. | Number of infested properties (under Section 4) treated by the Local Authority | 6 | 1,583 | 134 | 1,723 | - |
| 6. | Total treatments carried out - including retreatments | 15 | 2,151 | 221 | 2,387 | - |
| 7. | Number of notices served under Section 4 | |||||
| (a) Treatment | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| (b) Structural work (i.e., Proofing) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. | 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. | - | 229 | 1 | 230 | - |