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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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50.
VISITS.
| 1. (a) SURVEYS | Private Dwellings | Business Premises | Agricultural Property | Corporation Property | Sewers | Totals | Total No. of visits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re. complaints | 512 | 1098 | 89 | 243 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 69 | – | 611 | 1i+23 | |
| Under Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. | 586 | 154 | 12 | 60 | – | 812 | ||||||
| No access (re.complaint) | 122 | 2 | – | – | – | 124 | 290 | |||||
| No access (re. Pests Act) | 144 | 5 | – | – | – | 149 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 1713 | |||||
| (b) TREATMENTS. | ||||||||||||
| No. of visits | 3561 | 867 | 5 | 179 | – | 4612 | ||||||
| No. of properties treated | 390 | 63 | 1 | 17 | – | |||||||
| No. of completed treatments | 441 | 89 | 1 | 20 | – | |||||||
| (c) SEVERS. | ||||||||||||
| 24 Maintenance treatment 16 manholes poison baited 25th Maintenance treatment 4 manholes poison baited | – | – | – | – | 85 | 85 | 85 | |||||
| Annual test baiting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Treatment of sewers in conjunction with surface infestations | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| (d) OTHER VISITS. | 67 | |||||||||||
| 2. SURVEYS REVEALED. | 6483 | |||||||||||
| Premises infested with rats | 414 | 64 | 5 | 20 | – | 503 | ||||||
| Premises infested with mice | 37 | 38 | – | 1 | – | 76 | ||||||
| Premises not infested | 647 | 141 | 8 | 48 | – | 844 | ||||||
| 1423 | ||||||||||||