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Southwark 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 25.
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
Summary showing investigations and inspections made during the year 1931.
| WARD or DISTRICT. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Premises where Rats were found. | Action taken. | Probable Source. | Notices. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Council's Official. | By Occupiers. | |||||||||||||
| By Inspectors | By Rat Officer. | By Inspectors | By Rat Officer. | Baits laid by Rat Officer with poison | Wire Traps Set. | Breakback Traps Set. | Cats or Dogs. | Ferrets. | Rat Runs and Holes. | Defective Drains. | Defective Sewers. | |||
| St. Mary | 27 | 28 | 25 | 452 | 20 | 3337 | 191 | 675 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| St. Paul | 50 | 52 | 22 | 334 | 23 | 1339 | 30 | 243 | 7 | - | 11 | 10 | - | - |
| St. Peter | 26 | 50 | 12 | 146 | 22 | 673 | 41 | 103 | 4 | - | 9 | 3 | - | 1 |
| St. John | 43 | 37 | 193 | 301 | 31 | 888 | 47 | 362 | 10 | - | 19 | 6 | - | 1 |
| Trinity | 42 | 56 | 103 | 566 | 43 | 2619 | 45 | 553 | 4 | - | 32 | 6 | - | 19 |
| All Saints' | 28 | 38 | 70 | 902 | 35 | 3554 | 107 | 1070 | 6 | - | 21 | 2 | - | 7 |
| St. Michael | 31 | 59 | 80 | 389 | 15 | 1827 | 26 | 361 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | - | 2 |
| St. Jude | 31 | 38 | 77 | 302 | 16 | 1207 | 13 | 207 | 1 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 13 |
| St. George | 94 | 85 | 106 | 285 | 33 | 1155 | 61 | 192 | 2 | - | 22 | 8 | -- | 5 |
| Christchurch | 29 | 16 | 14 | 112 | 11 | 482 | 41 | 100 | 4 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 4 |
| St. Saviour | 11 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 300 | 10 | 31 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | — |
| Total | 412 | 469 | 711 | 3825 | 253 | 17381 | 612 | 3897 | 42 | - | 141 | 47 | - | 53 |
| Number of Rats destroyed 1425 | ||||||||||||||
In addition, one carpet, one mat, and one piece of felt were
disinfected.
VERMINOUS PERSONS CLEANSED DURING 1931.
During the year 4.648 persons were cleansed at the station in King
James Street. Of these under our agreement with the London County
Council, were 2,955 children.
Many of the children treated were suffering from Scabies. In every
cases the treatment at our Station was thoroughly efficacious, and no
recurrence of the trouble was experienced.