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Twickenham 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 12
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
Report for 12 months ended 31st December, 1962
| Type of Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Agricultural | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses (incl, Council Houses) | All other (incl. Business Premises) | Total of cols 1.2 & 3 | Agricultural | ||
| 1, Number of properties in Local Authority's District | 136 | 31,372 | 5, 311 | 36, 819 | 29 | |
| 2. Total number of properties inspected as a result of notification | 18 | 369 | 63 | 450 | - | |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by:- | ||||||
| Common rat | Major | - | - | _ | _ | |
| Minor | 10 | 195 | 34 | 239 | _ | |
| Ship rat | Major | - | - | - | ||
| Minor | - | - | ||||
| House mouse | Major | - | - | _ | _ | |
| Minor | 8 | 72 | 16 | 96 | ||
| 3. Total number of properties inspected in the course of survey under the Act | 16 | 2,982 | 550 | 3,548 | - | |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by:- | ||||||
| Common rat | Major | - | ||||
| Minor | 4 | 177 | 40 | |||
| Ship rat | Major | |||||
| Minor | - | - | - | |||
| House mouse | Major | - | - | - | - | |
| Minor | - | 13 | 2 | 15 | - | |
| 4. Total number of properties otherwise inspected (e g when visited primarily for some other purpose) | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | |
| Number of such properties found to be infested by; - | ||||||
| Common rat | Major | |||||
| Minor | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ship rat | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | - | - | - | - | |
| House mouse | Major | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minor | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Total inspections carried out - including re-inspections | 195 | 5,299 | 1,393 | 6,887 | - | |
| 6. Number of infested properties (in Sections 2, 3. & 4) treated by the L A. | 35 | 440 | 60 | 535 | - | |
| 7. Total treatments carried out - including re-treatments | 35 | 440 | 58 | 533 | - | |