[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX 9. PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949. The following report was sent to the Department of Agriculture. The figures include surveys made under the Act:— Local Authority Dwelling houses Business Agri- culture Total Properties inspected 58 304 3,263 107 3,732 Properties found infested... 31 277 332 62 702 Infestations abated 17 342 227 5 581 (including (including 73 previous 34 previous year) year) Number of items of repair carried out ... ... ... ... 92 Electricity junction boxes treated ... ... ... ... ... 31 Sewer manholes treated ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 Notices served under Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 3 Total visits made (including Surveys) ... ... ... ... 5,810 Complaints of Rat or Mouse Infestation. Wards ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ] Total Complaints received 17 16 8 8 7 3 10 31 12 35 22 12 4 10 49 21 8 33 58 13 20 19 6 422 •Infestations abated 65 22 19 13 6 10 14 32 14 62 16 16 7 20 45 17 6 36 55 16 11 25 5 532 Visits made 100 69 26 36 28 14 38 84 32 169 65 28 15 32 213 46 20 187 249 119 48 95 17| 1,727 * 187 of the infestations abated were notified in the previous year. Insect Infestation. Wards ... 1 O 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total Bugs— Apartments Infested 41 22 9 9 _ _ i 1 1 16 — - _ 6 15 1 7 *■> 13 9 3 4 11 171 Apartments Suspect... 11 3 1 8 1 - 2 - - - - - - 1 2 - - 4 2 3 - - 1 39 Other Insects 23 8 4 6 5 o 14 6 30 29 1 1 14 15 15 4 14 8 16 13 10 2 22 261