London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Twickenham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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| Type of Premises | Ants | Beetles | Bugs | Cockroaches | Fleas | Flies | Lice | Mosquitoes | Moths | Silver Fish | Wasps | Wood Beetles | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwelling-Houses | 3 | 1 | 50 | — | 4 | 156 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 280 |
| Workplaces | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food Shops | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | |
| Offices | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Day Nurseries | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 |
| Clinics | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 191 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 53 | 6 | 328 |
Total income for D.D.T. treatment, £192 0s. 6d.
Corporation premises treated (re-housed families), 3 per cent.