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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

Kingston upon Thames 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: Rodent Control - Statistical Statement, 1960.

Rodent Control - Statistical Statement, 1960.

Private Dwellings and Corporation Property.RatsMiceTotal
No. of complaints received in office8527112
No. of premises inspected as a result26643309
No. of premises found to be infested12640166
No. of separate infestations treated13731168
No. of visits for treatment and reinspections9561151,071
No. of premises treated by occupier or other agency3912
No. of poison baits deposited276
Business and Factory Premises
No. of complaints received in office131023
No. of premises inspected, including those under service agreement105225330
No. of premises in which slight infestations were found4388131
No. of separate infestations treated65201266
No. of visits for treatment and inspections7981,8242,622
No. of premises treated by occupier or other agency279
No. of poison baits deposited1,772
Summary
No. of complaints received135
No. of premises inspected639
No. of premises infested297
No. of separate infestations treated434
No. of visits3,693
No. of premises treated by occupier or other agency21
No. of poison baits deposited2,048