[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough.

  • Cheltenham (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 PART 1—RATS AND MICE Rats Mice Complaints Received : 251 194 Number of Premises Inspected : (a) As a result of complaint Private Dwellings 308 Busine.ss Premises 143 Local Authority Properties 16 (b) As routine visit or survey Private Dwellings 783 Business Premises 300 Local Authority Properties 339 Number of Premises found to be infested Rats Mice Private Dwellings 328 196 524 Business Premises 97 98 195 Local Authority Premises 26 20 46 Number of Visits Paid : Rats Mice (a) For inspection 1,497 384 1,881 (b) For treatment ... 1,105 467 1,572 5. Sewer Maintenance Treatments : Total number of manholes in Borough Maintenance Treatment No. 31 (March/April, 1962) Number of sewer manholes baited ... ... ... 321 „ „ ,, where poison bait taken 42 Maintenance Treatment No. 32 (October, 1962) Number of sewer manholes baited with poison ... 232 „ „ ,, where poison bait taken 41 Total 445 467 1,422 765 3,453 1,657 13.0% 17.7% PART II—OTHER PESTS 1. Complaints received : Ants Flies Beetles Moles Rabbits Pigeons Wasps Bees Insects etc. Total 32 23 3 16 82 3 159 2. Number of Visits Paid Inspection 15 22 • • 60 90 46 1 234 Treatment 23 21 15 31 72 6 168