[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C.
- Cosford (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(vii) SOIL IDG- BATHS. There are no swimming haths in the District. (viii) ERADICATION OP BDD DUGS. No case of bed bug infestation was either reported or discovered. Pleven cases of flea infestations in non-Council houses were sprayed by the Council’s staff using Cooper’s Multi-Spray. (ix) RODENT CONTROL. The Prevention of Damage by Rest Act9 1949? came into operation on 31st March* 1950. This Act places the responsibility of Rest Control on the Local Authority. To carry out their duties under the Act the Council appointed a rodent officer on 30th May, 1950, who commenced a survey of the District and also carried out treatments where infestations were discovered or reported, as shown in the following table:- PREVALENCE OP RATS .LTD MICE. ] — — — - - - - ■ (i) Type of Property. (ii) (iii) (iv) No.oi, properties in Local Authority's Area. (v) (vi) (vii) Analysi s of (iv ) in which infestation was No.infested by Notified by Occupier. Other- wise dis- covered. Recorded (Total of (ii) cc (iii) ) Rats 35 Mice only*, Major .(Minor. Local Authority's Property. 2 2 2 — Dwelling House. 34 80 114 113 1 Business Premises. 4 9 13 - j 13 .. - Agricultural Property. 2 71 73 1 j 72 - Total: 0 I -A | 162 202 1 [201 1 MEASURES OP CONTROL DY LOCAL AUTHORITY. j l i 1 No. of notices No. of treatments carried out. Block treatments of properties in Type of Property. 1 j No. of j proper ties inspec ted. No. of - insp- ections - made. served under Section 4 By arrange rnent with Occupier• Under Section 5 (1) different occupancies under Sect.6 (1) or by informal arrangement. i 1 1 Treat ments ii Mice only Ratsrt Mice only . .. . . No. of Blocks - Surface Asscfcd sewer 0 1 1 i 1 _ . wonts KatS5£ No. of sep ar- ate occu- pan- cies. No. of man- holes treat ed. ! Local Authority's Property. 16 25 _ , ■■ ■ - ■ 2 . Dwelling House. 1,338 1,416 — 29: 1 _ 4 8 _ Business Premises. 53 60 1 3 ; . Agricul tur- al Property 93 j 102 - i 1 2 ; — — 1 — — Total: t s 1? 505 1,603 — 1 36 ! — 4 1 4 ! 8 - 55 Includedunder this heading are properties infested with both rats and mic e• ft Excluding treatments included under block treatments. (x) SCHOOLS. 18 visits were paid to schools in connection with water supplies, closet accommodation and drainage. The extensions of the Housing Site piped water supplies at Almsett and Rolstead made it possible to give a piped supply to the village schools. In Brettenham the School Authorities connected a supply from the existing main. - 13 -](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29123975_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
