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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
Haringey 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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TABLE B
Monthly Deposit Gauge Readings 1970
| MONTH | Hornsey Town Hall Site | Hampden Road, N.8. Site | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (litres) | Deposits - mgs. per m2 | Rainfall (litres) | Deposits - mgs. per m2 | |||||
| Dissolved | Undissolved | Total | Dissolved | Undissolved | Total | |||
| January | 5.2 | 54 | 75 | 129 | 5.8 | 69 | 73 | 142 |
| February | 1.3 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 1.1 | 86 | 51 | 137 |
| March | 3.6 | 10 | 78 | 88 | 3.7 | 53 | 63 | 116 |
| April | 3.3 | 65 | 137 | 202 | 2.9 | 67 | 123 | 190 |
| May | 5.2 | 73 | 87 | 160 | 4.8 | 82 | 107 | 189 |
| June | 8.9 | 55 | 78 | 133 | 7.9 | 46 | 73 | 119 |
| July | 2.1 | 33 | 99 | 132 | 2.3 | 41 | 102 | 143 |
| August | 6.5 | 154 | 105 | 259 | 7.1 | 148 | 114 | 262 |
| September | 2.2 | 62 | 73 | 135 | 1.6 | 45 | 81 | 126 |
| October | 2.3 | 47 | 67 | 114 | 2.2 | 42 | 76 | 118 |
| November | 10.8 | 259 | 72 | 331 | 11.0 | 365 | 119 | 484 |
| December | 2.2 | 66 | 62 | 128 | 2.6 | 58 | 64 | 122 |
| TOTAL | 53.6 | 916 | 981 | 1,897 | 53.0 | 1,102 | 1,046 | 2,148 |
Rodent Control
Details of the rodent control measures in the sewers are shown in the table below. In addition to the sewer baiting
programme, control of rats and mice is carried out wherever they are found. This work is made more difficult
since strains resistant to poisons which have previously been effective have now become established in the London
area.
Close co-operation is maintained with the Pest Control Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and with
the Pest Control Officers in adjoining boroughs.
The services of the Council's rodent operatives are provided free of charge for the treatment of infestations in
domestic premises. A charge to cover the cost of the operator's time and the materials used is made for the
treatment of other premises.
The following is a summary of treatments carried out during 1971:—
| 1. Dwelling houses | 1,205 |
| 2. Factory premises | 74 |
| 3. Shops and Cafes | 191 |
| 4. Schools | 75 |
| 5. Miscellaneous | 64 |
| 6. Total charge for 2-5 above | £758.00 |
Rodent Control - Sewer Baiting 1971
| AREA | Total man-holes | WARFARIN | SODIUM FLUORACE TAMIDE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baited man-holes | 1st revisit after 7 days | 2nd revisit after further 7 days | ||||||||
| 1st treatment | 2nd treatment | |||||||||
| No take | Part take | Complete take | No take | Part take | Complete take | |||||
| West | 2,141 | 2,141 | 2,024 | 88 | 29 | 2,123 | 17 | 1 | 2,141 | 2,141 |
| East | 1,256 | 1,256 | 1,137 | 101 | 18 | 1,186 | 57 | 13 | 1,256 | 1,256 |
| TOTAL | 3,397 | 3,397 | 3,161 | 189 | 47 | 3,309 | 74 | 14 | 3,397 | 3,397 |
| PERCENTAGE | 100.0 | 93.1 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 97.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 100 | 100 | |