[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans R.D.C.
- St. Albans (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1969
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![I j TYPE OF PROPERTY Non-Agri- cultural. Agricul¬ tural . ,.- * 1. Number of properties in district. 14288 1 366 ] • 2.(a) Total number of properties (including nearby premises) inspected following notification. 517 1 i 24 (b) Number infested by (i) Rats 493 24 ! (ii) Mice 44 - - 10 [ 3.(a) Total number of properties inspected for rats and/or mice for reasans other than notifications. 1 242 , - 1 i 290 (b) Number infes'ed by (i) Rats 40 L 71_ (ii) Mice ° 0 ! ANIMAL BOARDING- ESTABLISHMENTS ACT 1963 At the end of the year, there were six premises licensed under the above Act within the district. Conditions at these Boarding Establishments are extremely good, the licencee 3 being very concerned with the health and welfare of the animals in their temporary care. CONTROL OF REFUSE DISPOSAL Refuse collection and disposal is undertaken by the Council's Engineer and Surveyor, but a considerable volume of refuse from the Greater London area, and also from neighbouring districts, is disposed of by tipping within the St. Albans Rural District area. Such tipping is under the joint control of the Council and the County Council, aid is being carried out in disused gravel pits. The tipping sites are regularly inspected and closely supervised. HOUSING In general, property within the district is good, and more than half is of post-war construction. Many older cottages in the area have been](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30124669_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
