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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 13
| Location | Base points |
|---|---|
| River Ravensbourne | 120 |
| River Quaggy | 67 |
For the past four years continuous baiting of manholes has been
undertaken by a permanent rodent control gang, and after some 3,000
manholes had been baited three times over a period slightly longer than
a year a complete pre-baiting and poisoning control was exercised to
ascertain the result.
Under the old system of undertaking rodent control twice a year
the position was becoming static and over one-quarter of poison takes
were being recorded from the number of manholes baited. The prebait
and poison check which was undertaken in 1962 showed quite encouraging
results, recording a total of poison takes of considerably less
than a quarter.
Continuous baiting has once again been undertaken, but no
further pre-baiting test has been carried out.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
A copy of the report covering the calendar year 1963 submitted to
the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, as required by the
provisions of the above Act, is appended:—
Table 14
| Type of property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authority | Dwelling houses (including council houses) | All other (including business premises) | Total | Agricultural | |
| Properties in borough | 140 | 66,307 | 12,051 | 78,498 | — |
| Properties inspected as a result of:— | |||||
| (a) notification | 11 | 1,431 | 176 | 1,618 | — |
| (b) survey | 7 | 1,073 | 41 | 1,121 | — |
| (c) otherwise | — | 34 | 4 | 38 | — |
| Total inspections (including reinspections) | 18 | 2,661 | 222 | 2,901 | — |
| Properties inspected which were found to be infested by:— | |||||
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 861 | 93 | 961 | — | |
| (c) Mice—major | — | — | — | — | — |
| (d) —minor | 5 | 311 | 76 | 392 | — |
| Infested properties treated | 13 | 1,120 | 162 | 1,295 | — |
| Total treatments (including retreatments) | 23 | 2,017 | 482 | 2,522 | — |
"Block" control schemes carried out Nil