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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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RODENT CONTROL IN PUBLIC SEWERS
LONG TREATMENT
| AREA | SODIUM FLUORACETAMIDE | SODIUM FLUORACETAMIDE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL MANHOLES | BAITED MANHOLES | 1ST REVISIT AFTER 7 DAYS | 2ND REVISIT AFTER FURTHER 7 DAYS | |||||
| No Take | Part Take | Complete Take | No Take | Part Take | Complete Take | |||
| West | 2,141 | 2,141 | 2,037 | 92 | 12 | 2,102 | 34 | 5 |
| East | 1.256 | 1.256 | 1.149 | 98 | 9 | 1.194 | 46 | 16 |
| TOTAL | 3,397 | 3,397 | 3,186 | 190 | 21 | 3,296 | 80 | 21 |
| Percentage | 93.78% | 5.59% | 0.63% | 97.02% | 2.35% | 0.63% | ||
SHORT TREATMENT
| WEST | 2,141 |
| EAST | 1,256 |
| TOTAL | 3,397 |
NOTE: The short treatment consisted of a single visit to each of the manhole points for the deposit of a
poison bait. No follow-up visits were made to ascertain the amount of poison taken by rats.
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