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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
Barnet 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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RODENT CONTROL.
| Type of Property | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Dwelling Houses | Agricultural | All other (including Business Premises) | Total | ||
| Number of Properties inspected as a result of: -(a) Notification | 6 | 125 | 4 | 35 | 170 | |
| (b) Survey under the Act | 2 | 118 | 8 | 56 | 184 | |
| (c) Otherwise | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 14 | |
| Total inspections carried out including re-inspections | 26 | 734 | 22 | 270 | 1,052 | |
| Number of properties found to be infested by:- | ||||||
| (a) Rats | Mao or ... | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| .Minor | o 8 | 84 | 6 | 17 | 115 | |
| (b) House Mice | Major | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Minor | - | 61 | " | 72 | 133 | |
| Number of properties treated by the Local Authority | 9 | 146 | 4 | 26 | 185 | |
| Total treatments carried out including re-treatments | 11 | 163 | 5 | 31 | 210 | |
| Number of "Block" control schemes carried out | - | 14 | ||||
A test bait is made of 10^5 of the soil sewer manholes in the district, from
the results of which are based the two maintenance treatments of the sewers during
the year.
The test bait in April resulted in twenty-two "takes" of bait out of a total
of ninety-three manholes tested, although heavy rainfall during the period of the
test bait confused the result by water splashing or washing away the bait.
Following this up in May, sixty-seven manholes were baited; "takes" were recorded
in fifteen and these were poison baited. The result of the second maintenance
treatment carried out in November showed thirteen "takes" out of a total of
thirty-nine manholes baited.
No charge is made for the use of the Rodent Operator's services in treating