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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
Greenwich 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Details | Date of Treatment | |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Oct. to 25th Oct., 1957 | 8th April to 30th April, 1957 | |
| 1. No. of Manholes in foul and con-nected systems | 1,190 | 1,189 |
| 2. Bait base and poison used | Bread rusk/ arsenious oxide and paranitrophenol | Bread rusk/ arsenous oxide and paranitrophenol |
| 3. No. of Manholes baited | 1,158 | 1,158 |
| 4. No. of Manholes showing prebait takes | 795 | 842 |
| 5. No. of Manholes showing complete prebait take (on one or both days) | 462 | 375 |
| 6. Schemes of baiting used (e.g.: consecutive days or 1st, 3rd and 5th days) | Extenced | Extended |
| 7. No. of Manholes test-baited in conjunction with this treat ment and not included in No. 3 above | Nil | Nil |
It may be mentioned that the neighbouring Boroughs of Woolwich
and Lewisham took action at the same time as Greenwich.
Anti-Fly and Anti-Mosquito Campaign.—During the summer
period, April to September, the campaign has continued on
similar lines to previous years. Three men are employed in this
important preventive aspect of the Department's work consisting
-of dealing with complaints and carrying out routine inspection and
treatment of sites where breeding may occur. A motor cycle with
a box sidecar is used to convey personnel and the necessary appliances
and materials.
The major factors to be controlled include house refuse con-taincd
in the dust chutes and dustbins, food shops, cafes and canteens,
static water sites, ponds and ditches, etc.