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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
Walthamstow 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1957
| Type of Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agricultural | All other (including Business & Industrial) | TOTAL | |
| I. Total No. of Properties in Local Authority's District. | 18 | 34,263 | 4 | 4,720 | 39,005 |
| II. No. of Properties inspected by the Local Authority during 1957 as a result of :— | |||||
| (a) Notification | 6 | 366 | - | 99 | 471 |
| (b) Survey | 18 | 316 | - | 7 | 341 |
| (c) A visit primarily for some other purpose. | - | - | - | - | - |
| III. Total inspections carried out—including re-inspections. | 338 | 1,976 | - | 656 | 2,970 |
| IV. No. of Properties inspected (see Section II) which were found to be infested by:— | |||||
| (a) Rats Major | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Minor | 3 | 398 | - | 70 | 471 |
| (b) Mice Major | — | — | - | — | |
| Minor | 3 | 30 | - | 29 | 62 |
| V. No. of infested Properties (in Section IV) treated by the Local Authority. | 7 | 428 | - | 103 | 538 |
| VI. Total treatments carried out — including retreatments. (To be completed only if figures are readily available.) | - | - | - | - | - |
| VII. No. of notices served under Section 4 of the Act:— | |||||
| (a) Treatment | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Structural Work (i.e. Proofing.) | - | - | - | - | - |
| VIII. No. of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Section 4 of the Act. | - | - | - | - | - |
| IX. Legal Proceedings | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. No. of "Block" control schemes carried out. | 5 | ||||