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The tenant leaving home.
The food, consisting of bacon rind, potatoes, cabbage leaves,
bread, etc., had been fished out of the drain channel and placed
on the "benching " by the rat.
The rat's nest, which consisted of paper, can be seen in the
top right corner.
This was discovered in consequence of a complaint that a
rat had been seen diving into a lavatory six houses away.
When the manhole was opened, the rat was seen on top
of the food.
Subsequently the manhole cover was lifted and the rat was
seen to run up a branch drain. The branch was then flushed
with water and the photographs taken as the rat tried to make
his getaway.
The drain was eventually cleared of the food and the rat
killed by poison.