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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

Tottenham 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: RESULT OF A THIRD VISIT OF INSPECTION.

RESULT OF A THIRD VISIT OF INSPECTION.

Treatment.Individual houses in roads.Date of Revisit.Remarks.
D.D.T. & K.Albert Road8.10.45.No live bugs. Rooms cleansed and distempered.
„ „Durnford Street8.10.45No live bugs.
„ „Edith Road9.10.45„ „
„ „Edith Road11.10.45„ „
„ „Durban Road8.10.45„ „
„ „Great Cambridge Road8.10.45„ „
„ „Lorenco Road8.10.45„ „
LethanePaignton Road9.10.45„ „
Edith RoadNo access.
Durban Road8.10.45No live bugs.
, ,Great Cambridge Road8.10.45„ „
t iLorenco Road8.10.45„ „
(Redecorated)
Emulsion.Durban Road8.10.45No live bugs.
„Edith Road9.10.45„ „
„Lorenco Road8.10.45„ „
„White Hart Lane8.10.45„ „
„Edith Road8.10.45„ „
SmokeLorenco Road8.10.45„ „
„Edith Road8.10.45„ „
„Richmond Road9.10.45„ „
„Lorenco Road8.10.45„ „
„White Hart Lane9.10.45„ „
ControlsDevonshire Hill Lane8.10.45„ „
„Lorenco Road9.10.45No access.
„Lorenco Road8.10.45No live bugs. Rooms distempered .

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Conclusion.
The introduction of D.D.T. opens up great possibilities on the important
question of vermin control. This is particularly apposite in connection with
the new development in the local authority's rehousing proposals. Technical
developments and research have made rapid advances, and it is now possible
to obtain paints and distemper with which D.D.T. is incorporated. Thus,
it will be possible to cleanse and disinfest the effects of persons moving into
Council houses, and also ensure that the house itself has the means of
preventing any vermin infestation.
D.D.T. in solution may well be used in the rinsing water at public
washhouses, ensuring complete protection to bedding and household linen.
Rodent Control.
Rodent control work continues satisfactorily, using the
technique recommended by the Ministry of Food.
A third treatment of the Corporation sewers was carried out
towards the end of the year. This treatment consisted of preparatory
work, i.e. identifying and loosening manhole covers, pre-baiting for
4 days, and poisoning on the fifth day.