London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Stepney 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 5 RODENT CONTROL
| TYPE OF PROPERTY | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses (inc. Council Houses) | All Other (including Business Premises) | |||
| No. of properties in Area | 41 | 26,562 | 7,534 | 34,137 | |
| No. of properties inspected as result of notification | 7 | 639 | 192 | 838 | |
| No. of such properties found to be infested by:- | |||||
| Conunon rat | Major | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Minor | 2 | 324 | 77 | 403 | |
| Ship rat | Major | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| House mouse | Major | 3 | 16 | 59 | 78 |
| Minor | 1 | 302 | 38 | 341 | |
| No. of properties inspected in course of survey under the Act | 0 | 455 | 147 | 602 | |
| No. of such properties found to be infested by:- | |||||
| Common rat | Major | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Minor | 0 | 63 | 2 | 65 | |
| Ship rat | Major | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| House mouse | Major | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Minor | o | 26 | 3 | 29 | |
| No. of properties otherwise inspected | 0 | 76 | 4 | 80 | |
| No. of such properties found to be infested by:- | |||||
| Common rat | Major | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minor | 0 | 37 | 1 | 38 | |
| Ship rat | Major | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| House mouse | Major | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Minor | 0 | 33 | 1 | 34 | |