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Sewer Treatments
Three sewer treatments were carried out during the year. The treatment in March was
preceded by test baiting. Poison was laid in all manholes which showed a take of prebait.
An additional eight manholes were installed by the Borough Engineer's Sewer Department
and the number at the end of the year was 1,550.
For a variety of reasons, i.e. volume of traffic, road repairs, parking on or over
manholes, sewer works, etc., a number of manholes were inaccessible for baiting. In all
treatments sodium monofluoracetate (1080) was the poison used.

*There were 732 takes and 480 no takes.
Because of staff shortage, No December treatment was carried out.
The co-operation of the Borough Engineer and his staff was appreciated.
Water Supply
The Metropolitan Water Board is the responsible Authority for the supply of water in
Islington. The supply is satisfactory both in quality and quantity. There were 55,176 dwellings
in the Borough supplied direct from water mains serving the entire population of the Borough
(254,580). The action taken regarding domestic, well water and swimming bath water is as
follows:-