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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Type of Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | Agricultural | |||||
| Local Authority | Dwelling houses (inc. council houses) | All other (including business premises) | Total | |||
| No. of such properties found to be infested by: | ||||||
| Common rat | Major | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Minor | 7 | 275 | 75 | 357 | - | |
| Ship rat | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | - | - | - | - | |
| House mouse | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | 3 | 45 | 5 | 53 | - | |
| III. Total No. of properties inspected in the course of survey under the Act | - | 157 | 96 | 264 | 4 | |
| No. of such properties found to be infested by:- | ||||||
| Common rat | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | 121 | 89 | 210 | 1 | |
| Ship rat | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | - | - | - | - | |
| House mouse | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | 30 | 3 | 33 | - | |
| IV. Total No. of properties otherwise inspected (e.g. when visited primarily for some other purpose) | - | 22 | 12 | 34 | - | |
| No, of such properties found to be infested by:- | ||||||
| Common rat | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | 11 | 8 | 19 | - | |
| Ship rat | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | - | - | - | - | |
| House mouse | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | 6 | 2 | 8 | - | |
| V. Total inspections carried out, incl. reinspections | 44 | 2,733 | 392 | 3,169 | - | |
| VI. No. of infested properties (in Sees II,III & IV) treated by the L. A. | 11 | 488 | 182 | 681 | - | |
| VII. Total treatments carried out, incl. retreatments | 36 | 2,403 | 304 | 2,743 | ||
| VIII. No. of notices served under Sec. 4 of the Act; (a) Treatment | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (b) Structural Work (i.e. Proofing) | - | - | - | - | ||
| IX. No. of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Sec. 4 of the Act | - | - | - | - | - | |