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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
Surbiton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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| 1. VISITS. | Private Dwellings | Business Premises | Corporation Property. | Sewers. | Totals | Total number of visits. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Surveys. | |||||||
| Re. complaints | 200 | 17 | 8 | 225 | |||
| Under Infestation Order,1S43. | 334(534) | 21 (38) | 13 (21) | 368 | (593) | ||
| No access, (re complaints) | 55 | — — | — — | 55 | |||
| No access(re Infestation Order) | 60 | — — | 60 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 64 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 117 | 825 | |
| (b) Treatments. | |||||||
| First treatments - rats | 1227 | 58 | 75 | 1360 | |||
| - mice | 46 | 21 | 8 | 75 | |||
| He-treatments - rats | 1047 | 311 | 149 | 1507 | |||
| - mice | 20 | 49 | 31 | 100 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 13 | — | 13 | 3055 | |||
| Number of premises treated | 433 | 88 | 53 | 574 | |||
| (c) Sewers. | |||||||
| Initial test baiting (249 manholes baited) | 638 | 638 | |||||
| Annual test baiting (160 manholes baited) | 329 | 329 | (967) | ||||
| First Initial Treatment (77 manholes poison baited) | 769 | 769 | |||||
| Second Initial Treatment (14 manholes poison baited) | 241 | 241 | (1010) | 1977 | |||
| 5857 | |||||||
| SURVEYS REVEALED. | |||||||
| Premises infested with rats | 270 | 21 | 17 | 308 | |||
| Premises infested with mice | 23 | 2 | 1 | 26 | |||
| Not infested | 241 (534) | 15 (38 | ) 3 (21) | 259 | (593) | ||
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