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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
Finchley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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RODENT CONTROL
| RATS | MICE | WASPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints | 165 | 110 | 52 | |
| Visits | 2,781 | 700 | 79 | |
| Prebaited | 1,524 | - | — | |
| Zinc Phosphide | POISONS | 474 | 110 | — |
| Arsenic | 37 | — | — | |
| Red Squills | 3 | — | — | |
| Antic | 4 | — | — | |
| Gassing | 59 | — | 54 | |
Rats were found within the curtilage of 75 premises other
than those for which complaints were received.
Poultry was kept at 41% of premises infested with rats.
Three hundred and forty-six jobs were completed during the
year.
Twelve rat infestations and 8 mice infestations were incompleted
at the end of the year, while 16 cases carried forward
from 1947 were completed during 1948.
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