[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough.
- Slough (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1958
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![3 Domestic Water Supplies WpII s ••© •e^ Swimming Bath Waters Slough Community Centre „„„ Bay]is House ... Licensed Victuallers School St.Bernard’s Convent School Long Close School ..o 6.. House Drainage Fifty-six complaints were received concerning defective drainage and sanitary fittings. The District Inspectors made some 508 visits for the purpose of investigating, testing and supervising remedial works in progress. At 17 premises drainage systems were re-constructed and other sanitary improvements were effected at 71 premises. Further progress was made with the abolition of cesspools during the year. 32 6 10 3 2 SECTION F PEST INFESTATION CONTROL AND DISINFECTION The Borough Council are charged under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 with the carrying out of pest infestation control work. I consider that this section of the Department is well equipped for discharging the requirements of this Act together with carrying out work in respect of other pests and disinfection, etc. The Pest Control Officer is responsible to me for supervising the whole of this work in which six manual workers are engaged. Pest control is essentialjy a basic necessity in environmental health. Early notification of signs of infestation, speedy treatment and constant vigilance are vital for success. Because physical defects in property and the presence of food are so closely associated with pest infestation, it is obvious that there must be a very close liaison between the Pest Control Officer and the District Public Health Inspectors. Rodent Control The destruction of rats and mice comprises the bulk of the work of this section. Notification was received in respect of 367 infestations of rats and 97 of mice and as a result some 5.236 visits of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30090507_0071.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
