[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    22/98 (page 20)
    Rats and Mice {DestrucHon) Act, 1919. It is inevitable that rats should be found in the vicinity of beach huts and places where food is left lying about by visitors and others. Two men are constantly employed advising and carrying out the work of rat destruction, for which a charge is no longer made. In November a Rat Week was instituted. The various Committees of the Corporation requested the staff to co-operate with the Health Department, and the larger business houses were also asked to give their support. It is found that some of these prefer to make contracts with firms of rat-catchers to keep their premises free from the vermin. The work actually performed during the year by the two rat-Ccitchers is indicated herewith. Number of applications received for rat- catchers’ services ... ... ... 974 Number of occasions dogs and ferrets were used ... ... ... ... 439 Number of occasions poison-baits were used 244 Number of visits for laying baits ... 792 Number of rats killed by dogs and ferrets... 1939 SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. I am indebted to the Senior Sanitary Inspector for the following statement :— 1.—Nins.\NCKS. Complaint.s received and attended to ... ... ... ... 829 Oeneral inspections of districts ... ... ... ••• 88- Number of nuisances detected ... ... ... Number of nuisances abated ... ... ... ... ••• 7-l(i Number of nuisances ontstandinu, 1st January, 1984 ... ... 98 Ditto, 31st December, 1984 ... ... ... ... 47 Visits re abatement of nuisances ... ... ... 81.S2 Number of notices served Informal ... ... ... 184 ,Statntoiv ... ... ... ... 4 Number of notices com])lied with Informal ... ... ... 21)0 Slati\torv ... ... ... a Visits to piggeries ... ... ••• ••• a)4