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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
Croydon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The fact that a larger number of rats were killed during 1925
with fewer visits than during the year 1924 suggests that the work
was efficiently carried out and the new method of working yielding
good results. It should be remembered that daily activity in killing
rats in the Borough lessens the number awaiting capture and so
tends automatically to decrease the number subsequently caught.
The following is a summary of the visits paid during 1925 under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919:—
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
| Premises. | No. of Visits Made. | No of Poison and other Baits laid. | No. of Rats killed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Houses | 1107 | ||
| 50 | |||
| Fishmongers | 10 | ||
| Other premises where food is prepared or sold | 129 | 2913 | 2447 |
| Other shops | 78 | ||
| Stables | 14 | ||
| Other premises | 147 | ||
| Total | 1535 | 2913 | 2447 |