[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.
- Newport (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1941
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Urban — Number of inspections Number ofPoison Baits laid (approx.) ... , do. Rats killed ;— Dogs and Ferrets Shooting By Poisons and Traps and Gins Total Port— Number of Poison Baits laid—lo.ioo. 344 13100 88 998 891 1977 Where killed f Male. Female. Total. Brown ... 72 237 309 On Shore . • • 309 Black ... 321 462 • 7S3' On Ships . .. 783 & 25 mice Totals 393 699 1092 1092 .. ,, Total Rats Destroyed Urban Port 1977 1092 3069 URBAN WORK. RATS KILLED WITH VARIOUS METHODS. X ‘1 -■ * S ' ! c 1 No of Visits By Poison, Baits. Traps and Gins. Dogs and Ferrets Shootii g- 5 6 s j es I IL Sex Un- known Males. Females. Sex Un- known Males. c; £ 0 P. Sex Un- known. 1 Private Houses ... ... ...i 3 3 1 -r Hotels and Breweries ... ...! ... — _ Public Buildings ... ...| 4 4 — - - — — — _ — — Flour Mills, Rood Stores, etc. .. I 1 I — — — — Parks, Allotments, Refuse Tips and i ! Open Spaaes ... ... ... 16 243 197 534 — 22 51 — 271 727 — 16c: 1 Keens, River Banks ... ... 3 44 47 1T3 — 6 P — — — 17; ' Wearing Apparel Stores and Shops ...' 1. 2 -- ]■ Other classes ... ... ...j i ! 47 : 1 Totals ... ■ ...' 29 1 ■ 3.. 647 1 ' _ 2S 60 —■ 271 727 i| ri HOUSING CONDITIONS. Dwelling Houses. During the calendar year a nett decrease of 71 took place in the numl^r of dwellinghouses in the Borough, for the first time on record. The following table (the figures for which have been obtained from the Borough Engineer and .the Borough .Architect) affords information respecting the number of new houses erected since the last census:—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866824_0059.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
