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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

Hornsey 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: RODENT INFESTATION: SEWER MAINTENANCE TREATMENT 1954 Total number of foul manholes — 1,810

RODENT INFESTATION: SEWER MAINTENANCE TREATMENT 1954 Total number of foul manholes — 1,810

Dates of Treatment4th—24th February4th—24th October
Sewer treatedSoilSurface waterSoilSurface water
Bait and poison usedSoaked bread and arsenicSoaked bread and red squillSausage rusk and zinc phosphideSoaked bread and red squill
No. of manholes baited6771961,21963
No. of manholes showing complete pre-bait take368343978
No. of manholes showing partial prebait take47201514