London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
This page requires JavaScript
43.
Details of treatments carried out
| Business premises | Dwellings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rats | Rats | Mice | |
| Pre—baits laid | — | 288 | 250 |
| Poison baits laid | — | 140 | 115 |
| Warfarin trays laid | 1,310 | 294 | 868 |
| Traps set | — | 116 | 13 |
| Estimated kill | * | 63 | * |
| *No estimate can be given. | |||
Sewers.
| June | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of manholes baited | 418 | 428 |
| Complete takes—pre—bait | 34 | |
| —poison bait | — | 110 |
| Partial takes — pre—bait | 265 | |
| — poison bait | 276 | 156 |
| No takes —pre—bait | 119 | |
| —poison bait | 142 | 162 |
| Estimated kill | 1,191 | * |
| *No estimate can be given. | ||
Charges for servicing of business premises under Contracts and by single
treatments carried out from 1st April 1956 to 31st March, 1957 amounted to
£748. 7. 6.
PIGEONS.
luring the last few years the nuisance from pigeons has increased,
and permission was granted to a specialist pigeon trapper to trap
pigeons causing a nuisance in the Borough. This work is carried out without
any charge to the Council and the trapper works under the general
direction of the Chief Public Health Inspector.