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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

Barnes 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 21—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the council).

Table 21—Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the council).

Premises disinfected101
Rooms disinfected104
Lots of bedding disinfected148
,, „ destroyed2
„ „ disinfested5
Council houses disinfested by liquid insecticides1
Other houses disinfested (hydrogen cyanide 1, by liquid insecticides 9)10

Table: Table 22.—Rats and Mice Destruction.

Table 22.—Rats and Mice Destruction.

Number of complaints received208
Visits to(a) Enclosed premises1105
(b) Open spaces130
Number of occasions on which
(a) Poison bait was laid267
(b) Gas was used1