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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
Leyton 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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vii) PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 - RODENT CONTROL DISINFECTION
| Rats | Mice | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints received | 370 | 148 | 518 |
| Enquiries and visits made:- | |||
| By Rodent Operatives | 2827 | 1079 | 3906 |
| By Public Health Inspectors | 1211 | 71 | 1282 |
| Premises treated individually:- | |||
| Dwelling Houses | 316 | 103 | 419 |
| Business/industrial Premises | 53 | 47 | 100 |
| Premises re-treated:- | |||
| Dwelling Houses | 8 | - | 8 |
| Business/industrial Premises | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Number of rooms treated | - | - | 244 |
| Number of sites/tips treated | - | - | 32 |
2. NUISANCES ABATED, DEFECTS REMEDIED, IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
(i) PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS
Nature of work carried out to dwelling houses and other premises:-
Cement Work to sink waste gullies repaired 21
Choked drains cleared 32
Dampness remedied 333
*Drains relaid or partly relaid 164
Floors repaired 84
Guttering repaired or renewed 100
Miscellaneous defects remedied 287
New W.C. pans and traps provided 28
Plaster repaired 308
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 38
Roofs repaired or renewed 212
Rooms redecorated 39
Sashcords renewed 116
Sinks provided 8
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed 20
Stoves repaired or renewed 23
Vent pipes repaired or renewed 13
W.C. Cisterns repaired or renewed 37
Window sills, etc. repaired 103
Yards paved 17
*In 115 cases the public sewer was involved, the work carried out on behalf of the owners
by the Council under the supervision of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, the expenses incurred
thereby being recovered from the owners.