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Kensington and Chelsea 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Treatment of premises (rats and mice)
Number of properties in the borough 74,309
Total number of properties inspected
following notification 1,041
Number infested by rats 86
Number infested by mice 784
Number of treatments carried out 863
Total number of properties inspected
for rats and/or mice for reasons
other than notification 4
Number infested by rats Nil
Number infested by mice Nil
Destruction of Rats in the Council's Sewers
The poison baiting (using Fluorakil 3) of the 2,300 access points
to the 125 miles of sewers is carried out as a contimtcus programs;
the. borough being divided into areas with the majority of points
baited four times during the year.
Details of the work during 1967 are given in the following table:-
| Period of Treatment | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Test baits | Poison baits | ||
| 1. | 2nd January to 6th April | - | 2,134 |
| 2. | 4th April to 13th June | - | 2,111 |
| 3. | 27th June to 29th September | 1.072 (sausage rusk) | |
| Complete takes 52 | |||
| Partial takes 7 | |||
| No takes 1,013 | |||
| 4. | 27th June to 29th September | - | 1,079 |
| 5. | 2nd October to 29th November | - | 2,118 |
| 6. | Every 9 weeks throughout year at selected manholes | - | 359 |
Generally
The rodent staff, in addition, deal with infestations from pests other than rats and mice, and the following is a summary of action taken during the year in respect of all forms of infestations-
| Premises inspected following complaints | 1,222 |
| Premises where rats were found | 86 |
| Premises where mice were found | 784 |
| Premises where other vermin were found | 179 |
| Number of visits made | 5,562 |
| Number of successful treatments | 908 |
| Cases in which advice only was given | 138 |
| Borough Council properties dealt with (excluding dwelling houses) | 19 |