[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1947
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![I he work so far done has reduced infestation to a minimum and I am confident this improvement will be maintained. The following' table summarises the work done and gives a comparison with the previous year’s figures: — 1946. 1947. No. of areas surveyed 5 8 No. of premises involved 525 1,749 No. of premises treated 104 151 No. of premises re-treated 103 130 Total No. of pre-baits laid 2,552 9,129 Total number of poison baits laid 572 1,448 Total number of pre-bait takes ... 1,397 4,620 Total No. of poison bait takes 451 869 Estimated No. of rats killed ... ... 1,249 2,928 No. of visits made for above purposes 1,565 oc 10 CO SEWER RAT TREATMENT. In accordance with the’ Ministry’s recommendations, two treatments of the sewers have been carried out. These were done at six-monthly intervals and each operation was a substantial one. OF the 1,346 manholes in the Borough, it was found neces- sarv to place baits to the number of 1,312 at the first treatment, and 1,319 at the second treatment. Comparison of these figures with those for the previous year (when 1,006 manholes were baited at one treatment) rather shatters one’s faith in the value of such treatments, especially when the sewer infestations do not coincide with surface infestations. The cost of the two treatments totalled £201 9s. 9d., and it is estimated that 4,331 rats were killed as a result. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The usual investigation of notified cases of infectious diseases has been done. It is gratifying tO’ report that far less work was involved this year as compared wtih last year. Disease. No. of cases. No. of visits (inc. re-visits) 1947. 1946. 1947. 1946. Scarlet Fever ... 138 76 ] | Diphtheria 37 105 ! Small Pox Contacts — 49 1 3+4 748 Typhoid Contacts t ! • J 14 ' 1](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2917112x_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
