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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
Wembley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.
Work carried out 1/4/55 to 31/3/56:—
Rats. Mice.
(1) Number of premises visited 2,996 189
(2) Number of visits by Sanitary
Inspectors 646
(3) Number of visits by Rodent Control
Assistants 7,122 802
(4) Number of premises found to be
infested 604 155
(5) Number of premises which received
treatment by Rodent Control
Assistants 588 156
(6) Number of premises satisfactorily
treated privately 11 1
(7) Number of Council premises (included
in (5) ) 2 1
Milk (Special Designations) Orders.
Licences issued.
| Dealers. | Supplementary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin tested | 29 | 19 |
| Pasteurised | 29 | 19 |
| Sterilised | 41 | 20 |
| No. of samples taken. | No. not satisfactory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 20 | — |
| Tuberculin tested | — | — |
| T.T. (Pasteurised) | 4 | — |
| Sterilised | 5 | — |
| 29 | - |