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
Walthamstow 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
This page requires JavaScript
The following summary of work carried out during the year is in the revised form as suggested by the Infestation Control Division :—
| Type of Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agricultural | All other (including Business & Industrial) | TOTAL | |
| I. Total No. of properties in Local Authority's District | 15 | 32,505 | 5 | 2,542 | 35,067 |
| II. No. of properties inspected by the Local Authority during 1951 as a result | |||||
| (a) of notification | (a) 15 | 433 | 1 | 72 | 521 |
| or (b) otherwise | (b)– | 82 | – | 144 | 226 |
| III. No. of properties (under II) found to be infested by rats | Major – | 11 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| Minor 3 | 398 | – | 20 | 421 | |
| IV. No. of properties (under II) found to be seriously infested by mice | 1 | 106 | 43 | 150 | |
| V. No. of infested properties (under III &? IV) treated by the Local Authority | 4 | 456 | 1 | 65 | 526 |
| VI. No. of Notices served under Section 4 :— (1) Treatment | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| (2) Structural Works (i.e., Proofing) | – | 51 | – | 1 | 52 |
| Total | – | 56 | – | 2 | 58 |
| VII. No. of cases in which default action was taken by Local Authority following issue of notice under Section 4 | – | – | – | – | Nil |
| VIII. Legal Proceedings | – | – | – | – | Nil |
| IX. No. of "block" control schemes carried out | – | – | – | – | 9 |