[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough].

  • Lambeth (London, England)
Date:
[1955]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    14 Section 50. Burial or Cremation of the Dead. Arrangements were made during the year for the burial of 29 cases, of whom 19 were males. 10 were females. All were Lambeth cases. The net cost to the Council was £ 143 17s. 5d. THE PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS During the year 1954, 727 complaints have been investigated. Of these, 551 were found to be brown (common) rats, 1 black (ship) rat, 128 mice, and 47 were found to be not justified: 927 baitings were carried out and in 87 cases defective or disused drains were found to be the cause of infestations and were dealt with by the Borough Engineer and the Sanitary Inspectors. No major infestations have come to light during the year. There has been a further reduction in the number of black rat infestations, and in no case has the infestation been of a serious character. Inspections 914 Revisits 1,082 Notices served 8 Once again, two separate sewer treatments with poison have been carried out by the Borough Engineer's department during the year in conjunction with the rodent officer and his staff. There were many complaints during the year of insect infesta tions which were effectively combatted. The usual offenders were wood boring beetles,psocids, ants, cockroaches, drug store beetles, carpet beetles, clothes moths, and weevils. REHOUSING AND OVERCROWDING 2057 cases have been investigated with the following results:- LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL- Cases Overcrowding 42 Illness 142 Insanitary conditions 462 LAMBETH BOROUGH COUNCIL- Health (Medical Certificates) 652 Insanitary Conditions 161 Inquiries from other Authorities 60 During this period the L.C.C. have rehoused 538