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Shoreditch 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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53.
Details of treatment carried out are as follows-
| Business premises | Dwellings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rats | Mice | Rats | Mice | |
| Warfarin trays laid | 363 | 359 | 220 | 651 |
| Traps set | 306 | 612 | 362 | 206 |
| Sewers | ||||
| April | October | |||
| No. of manholes baited | 286 | 280 | ||
| Complete takes - poison bait | 5 | 5 | ||
| Partial takes - poison bait | 86 | 86 | ||
| No takes - poison bait | 195 | 195 | ||
HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS) ACT, 1952
General observation was kept on the sale of heating appliances to ensure
that they complied with the Regulations made under the above-named Act. In
several cases the sellers and users of heating appliances requested that their
guards be tested.
The Chief Public Health Inspector made several tests of appliances at
the request of manufacturers and others in the Borough.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
Ten premises were licensed under this Act during the year. In six
cases a considerable business is carried on, mostly in budgerigars and goldfish,
but the other four deal on a very small scale only, two in dogs and two in
pigeons.
During the year 23 inspections were made of these premises, and in no
case were the conditions of the licence being contravened.