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Barnet 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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were received concerning their cleanliness nor were any serious breaches
of the Council's Bye-laws noted during inspections of such premises.
Public Swinging Baths and Bathing Pools.
The only swimming pool in the district, viz, at "The Barn", Barnet
Bye-Pass, is not now in use.
RODENT CONTROL.
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 during the year:-
| Type of Property | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agri-cultural | All other (including Business Premises) | Total | |||
| 1. Number of Properties inspected as a result of: (a) Notification | 2 | 119 | - | 26 | 147 | ||
| (b) Survey under the Act | 5 | 300 | 16 | 129 | 450 | ||
| (c) Otherwise | - | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2. Total inspections carried out including re-inspections | 19 | 476 | 36 | 294 | 825 | ||
| 3. Number of properties found to be infested by: | |||||||
| (a) Rats | Major | — | - | - | - | ||
| Minor | 6 | 101 | 7 | 25 | 139 | ||
| (b) Mice | Major | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Minor | 2 | 104 | 29 | 135 | |||
| 4. Number of properties treated by the Local Authority | 8 | 205 | 4 | 48 | 265 | ||
| 5. Total treatments carried out including re-treatments | 12 | 231 | 4 | 59 | 306 | ||
| 6. Number of "Block" control schemes carried out | 31 | ||||||
One statutory notice was served requiring proper storage bins for animal
feeding stuffs. Six informal notices were served; three to remove
accumulations, one to raise a fowl house off the ground and two to rid land
of rats.