[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough] page 33

Poplar 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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The services of the rat-catcher who is employed by the Works
Department are utilised by the Public Health Department in the
following manner:—
(1) The Sanitary Inspector when investigating a complaint of rats
offers the occupier the services of a rat-catcher, and if these are
accepted, visits the premises with the rat-catcher.
(2) In cases where runs are traced under the footpaths, etc., arrangements
are made with the Borough Surveyor's Department for the
paving stones to be raised and for the rat-catcher to be present
at the same time as the Sanitary Inspector for the tracing of runs,
etc.
A monthly report of the premises visited by the rat-catcher, baits
laid, rats caught, etc., is submitted to the Public Health Department.

Table: summary of rat-catcher's work.(i)Dwelling-houses.

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summary of rat-catcher's work.(i)Dwelling-houses.

	No. of Premises.	No. of Baits.		No. of dead Rats.	No. of Rats caught in Traps.		Total No. of Rats.
	No. of Premises.	Laid.	Taken.	No. of dead Rats.	Dead.	Alive.	Total No. of Rats.
Council	41	1,020	650	40	13	7	60
Private	971	30,628	16,432	741	217	199	1,157
Totals	1,012	31,648	17,082	781	230	206	1,217
(ii) Sewers, etc.
	No. of Sewers, etc.	No. of Baits.		No. of dead Rats.	No. of Rats caught in Traps.		Total No. of Rats.
	No. of Sewers, etc.	Laid.	Taken.	No. of dead Rats.	Dead.	Alive.	Total No. of Rats.
Sewers	86	3,680	2,170	©¤	©¤	©¤	©¤
Conveniences, etc.	27	163	79	1	©¤	©¤	1
Totals	113	3,843	2,249	1	©¤	©¤	1

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Table: summary of rat-catcher's work.(i)Dwelling-houses.