London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Holborn 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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number of such complaints received during 1948, no doubt due to the houseto-house
inspections carried out in connection with the two schemes and also
to the wide publicity given to the question of rat repression.
The following figures show the work carried out during the year arising from the complaints received:—
| Business premises. | Dwelling houses. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of premises visited | 201 | 272 |
| No. of premises treated | 198 | 272 |
| No. of premises revisited | 948 | 1,111 |
| Estimated kill | 974 | |
| Bodies recovered (rattus rattus) | 388 | |
| Bodies recovered (rattus norvegicus) | 5 | |
| Mice | 105 | |
| DETAILS. | DATE OF TREATMENT. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th to 21st January, 1948. | 7th to 16th June, 1948. | 5th to 14th July, 1948. | 6th to 15th December, 1948. | |
| Treatment No. 2 | Treatment No. 1 | Treatment No. 2 | Treatment No. 1 | |
| 1. Total numher of man-holes in foul and connected systems | 313 | 313 | 313 | 313 |
| 2. Bait base and poison used | Bread mash and arsenious oxide | Sausage rusk and zinc phosphide | Bread mash and arsenious oxide | Sausage rusk and zinc Phosphide |
| 3. No. of manholes baited | 291 | 290 | 290 | 269 |
| 4, No. of manholes showing prebait takes | 242 | 249 | 235 | 241 |
| 5. No. of manholes shewing showing complete prebait take (on one or both days) | 180 | 153 | 133 | 188 |
| 6. Schemes of baiting used | Two preba its-one poison bait | |||
| 7. No. of bodies found | 175 | 136 | 126 | 28 |