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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
Ilford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1959.
| Type of Property | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agricultural | All other (including Business and Industrial) | |||
| I. | Total No. of properties in District | 223 | 52,514 | 25 | 6,491 | 59,253 |
| II. | No. of properties inspected as result:— | |||||
| 49 | 501 | 2 | 84 | 636 | ||
| 15 | 16 | - | 5 | 36 | ||
| - | - | - | 1,030 | 1,030 | ||
| III. | Total No. of inspections and re-inspections carried out | 172 | 1,238 | 3 | 13,180 | 14,593 |
| IV. | No. of properties found to be infested by rats:— Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | 28 | 167 | 23 | 219 | ||
| No. of properties found to be infested by mice:— Major | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Minor | 15 | 155 | - | 48 | 218 | |
| VI. | No. of infested properties (under III and IV) treated by the Local Authority | 41 | 286 | 1 | 56 | 384 |
| VII. | No. of notices served under Section 4:— (1) Treatment | - | - | - | - | - |
| (2) Structural works (i. e., Proofing) | - | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
| No. of cases in which default action was taken by Local Authority following issue of noticc under Section 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IX | Legal proceedings | - | - | - | - | |
| No. of "block" control schemes carried out | Nil | |||||