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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 13.
| TYPE OF PROPERTY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | Agricultural | ||||
| Local Authority | Dwelling louses(incl Council Houses) | All other (incl. Business Premises) | Total of cols 1.2&3 | ||
| Number of properties in Local Authority's District | 113 | 30,467 | 4.717 | 35,297 | 30 |
| Number of properties inspected as a result of (a) Notification | 22 | 288 | 89 | 399 | - |
| (b) Survey under the Act | 30 | 2289 | 449 | 2768 | - |
| (c) Otherwise (e.g., When visited primarily for some other purpose | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 | - |
| Total inspections carried out including re-inspections | 194 | 4318 | 1233 | 5745 | - |
| Number of properties inspected which were found to be infested by (a) Rats | 27 | 229 | 43 | 299 | - |
| (b) Mice | 10 | 41 | 6 | 57 | - |
| Number of infested properties treated by L.A. | 37 | 268 | 47 | 352 | - |
| Total treatments carried out including re-treatments | 37 | 287 | 50 | 374 | - |
| Number of notices served under Section 4 of the Act (a) Treatment | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| (b) Structural work | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of cases in which default action was taken following the issue of a notice under Section 4 of the Act | - | - | - | - | - |
| Legal proceedings | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of Block control Schemes carried out | 6 | ||||
NOTE: In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food the above report covers the period 1st April to
31st December, 1959.
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