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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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| 1. VISITS | Private Dwellings | Business Premises | Agricultural Property | Corporation property | Sewers | Totals | Total No of visits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) SURVEYS | ||||||||||||
| Re comolaints | 522 | 59 | - | 7 | — | 588 | ||||||
| Under Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 397 | 1119 | 34 | 93 | - | - | 28 | 35 | - | 659 | 1247 | |
| No access (re complaint) | 81 | -_ | - | - | - | 81 | ||||||
| Wo access (re Pests Act) | 53 | - | - | - | - | 53 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 63 | 4 | - | - | - | 67 | 201 | 1448 | ||||
| (b) TREATMENTS | ||||||||||||
| No. of visits | 3855 | 502 | — | 193 | — | 4550 | 4550 | |||||
| No. of properties treated | 440 | 51 | - | 21 | - | |||||||
| No. of completed treatments | 596 | 77 | - | 36 | - | |||||||
| (c) SEVERS | ||||||||||||
| 14th Maintenance treatment (49 manholes pre-baited 17 manholes poison baitel | 573 | 573 | ||||||||||
| 15th Maintenance treatment (34 manholes ".-re-baited ) 31 manholes poison baited) ) | ||||||||||||
| Annual Test baiting | 361 | 361 | 934 | |||||||||
| Treatment of sewers in conjunction with surface infestations. | - | - | ||||||||||
| (d) OTHER VISITS | 14 | |||||||||||
| 6946 | ||||||||||||
| 2. SURVEYS REVEALED. | ||||||||||||
| premises infested with rats | 540 | 37 | — | 17 | 594 | |||||||
| Premises infested with nice | 42 | 25 | — | 1 | 68 | |||||||
| Premises not infested | 537 | 1119 | 31 | 93 | - | 17 | 35 | 585 | 1247 | |||
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