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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
Camden 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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4.16.1
| Industrial | Commercial | Domestic | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | |
| Number of complaints received | - | - | - | - | - | - | 93 | 110 |
| Visits made | - | - | - | - | - | - | 281 | 668 |
| Number of nuisances confirmed | 50 | 29 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 31 | 71 | 97 |
| Number of nuisances remedied informally | 50 | 29 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 31 | 71 | 97 |
| Number of prosecutions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PET ANIMALS ACT 1951
4.17 This Act provides that no person shall keep a pet shop unless licensed by a
local authority. Fifteen licences were granted in 1967 and 14 in 1968. Inspection of the
premises called for no formal action.
4.18 Applications received during the period under review for retention or entry on the Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List were as follows:-
| 1967 | 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Retentions | 122 | 133 |
| New Entries | 11 | 10 |
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
4.19 The following particulars were supplied to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food of work carried out in Camden during 1967 and 1968 in respect of properties
other than sewers
4.19.1
| Type of property | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-agricultural | Agricultural | |||
| 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | |
| Number of properties in district | 84, 216 | 86,558 | _ | |
| Total number of properties (including nearby premises) inspected following notification | 2,891 | 3,074 | - | - |
| Number infested by:- | ||||
| (i) Rats | 884 | 807 | - | - |
| (ii) Mice | 1,855 | 2,203 | - | - |
| Total number of properties inspected for rats and/or mice for reasons other than notification | 1, 118 | 1,236 | - | - |
| Number infested by:- | ||||
| (i) Rats | 346 | 459 | - | - |
| (ii) Mice | 111 | 142 | - | - |
4.19.2 During 1968, 2,875 complaints of rat or mice infestation were received and
investigated, compared with 2,262 in 1967. A rodent officer and eight rodent operatives
are employed.
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