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Barnet 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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RODENT CONTROL.
On March 31st, 1-949, the Council accepted the delegated powers of the
Herts County Council under the Rats and Mice Destruction Act, 1919, and on
March 31st, 1950, the Council became the appropriate authority for the
enforcement of the provisions of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act,
1949-
A full time rodent operator is employed for treatment of infestations
of rats and mice. The table below gives details of the work carried out.
1. PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE.
| Type of Property. | Number of properties in Local Authority's area. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Total | (ii) Infestation Notified by Occupier. | (iii) Infestation otherwise discovered. | (iv) Recorded total of (ii) and (iii) | |
| Local Authority's Property | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Dwelling Houses | 6849 | 130 | 403 | 533 |
| Business Premises | 282 | 26 | 45 | 71 |
| Agricultural Property | 26 | - | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 7181 | 158 | 459 | 617 |
2.MEASURES OF CONTROL BY LOCAL AUTHORITY.
| Type of Property | No. of properties inspected. | No. of inspections made. | Number of treatments carried out. Ø | Block treatments of properties in different occupancies under Sec. 6 .(l) or by informal arrangement. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By arrange -ment with Occupier. | ! Under i Section 5 (1) | |||||||
| + Rats | Mice only | + Rats | Mice only | Number of Blocks | Number of separate occupancies | |||
| Local Authority's Property | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dwelling Houses | 1223 | 1290 | 99 | 32 | - | - | 88 | 350 |
| Business Premises | 58 | 120 | 36 | 21 | - | - | 7 | 14 |
| Agricultural Property | 1 | 1 | l | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 1285 | 1424 | 145 | 54 | - | - | 95 | 364 |
+ Properties infested with both rats and mice are included under this heading.
Ø Excluding treatments included under block treatments.