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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 12
Report for 12 months ended 31st December, 1961
| Type of Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | 5 Agricultural | ||||
| 1 Local Authority | 2 Dwe11ing Houses (incl. Council Houses) | 3 All other (incl. Business Premises) | 4 Total of cols 1,2 & 3 | ||
| 1.Number of properties in Local Authority's District | 136 | 31,119 | 5,191 | 36,446 | 29 |
| 2.Number of properties inspected as a result of: | |||||
| (a) notification | 23 | 524 | 68 | 615 | – |
| (b) survey under the Act | 28 | 2,813 | 446 | 3,287 | – |
| (c) otherwise(e.g.when visited primarily for some other purpose) | – | 8 | 2 | 10 | – |
| 3.Total inspections carried out including re-inspections | 167 | 5,307 | 1,224 | 6,698 | – |
| 4.Number of properties insp. (in Sect.2)which were found to be infested by: | |||||
| (a) Rats | 22 | 484 | 61 | 567 | – |
| (b) Mice | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | – |
| 5.No.of infested properties(in Sect.4)treated by L.A. | 30 | 495 | 66 | 591 | – |
| 6.Total treatments carried out including retreatments | 30 | 564 | 59 | 653 | – |
| 7.No. of notices served under Sect.4 of the Act | |||||
| (a) Treatment | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – |
| (b) structural Work (i.e. Proofing) | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8.No of cases in which default action was taken following issue of a notice under Section 4 of the Act | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9.Legal Proceedings | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10.No.of block control schemes carried out | 1 | ||||