London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sutton and Cheam 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
This page requires JavaScript
RAT AND MOUSE REPRESSION
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919
The Infestation Order, 1943.
A. (1) Surface Treatment.
During 1949, 5,692 visits were made in connection with
rat or mouse infested or suspected premises.
No major infestations were recorded. 311 premises were
cleared of rats or mice, and the work for the year is generally
summarised as follows :—
Complaints received or cases discovered and
investigated 395
Premises where no evidence of infestation
found 53
Number of premises found to be infested 342
Premises cleared (including 49 for previous
year) 311
(2).
| Keeping of poultry | 95 |
| Accumulations, refuse, etc. | 4 |
| Under garden sheds | 82 |
| Defective drains | 6 |
| Inside premises, floors, etc | 91 |
| Gardens | 91 |
| Source untraced | 1 |
| Total | 370 |
(Duplication of source in some cases.)
(3).
| Types of premises cleared | Methods employed in clearing the 311 premises of rats or mice | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwellinghouses (mainly in gardens) | 265 | Poison Baits | 304 |
| Trapping | 7 | ||
| Food Premises | 21 | Gassing | 5 |
| Non-Food Premises and stores | 5 | Rat and Mouse Proofing | 3 |
| Factories and Workplaces | 4 | Repairing of Drains | 4 |
| Offices | 2 | Other Means (Necessary to duplicate methods in some cases) | 1 |
| Hospitals, Nursing Homes | 1 | ||
| Sports Grounds, Waste land | 8 | ||
| Schools | 3 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 2 | ||
| Total | 311 | Total | 324 |