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mits the account to the Old Persons' Welfare Committee. A fresh
certificate is required by the Hospital each month if the laundry
service is to continue, and shortly before expiration the Home Nurse
revisits and issues a further certificate for another month, or, alternatively,
a certificate to indicate that the service should cease.
9. RODENT. CONTROL. The Rodent Control Service
which is confined to dealing with infestations by rats and mice has
continued to operate during the year under review. A staff of three
"Ministry trained" assistants has performed the necessary work.
No charge is made to householders in respect of treatment at private
dwelling houses but in all other cases a charge is made on a time
and materials basis. 558 premises were found to be infested and
739 premises were satisfactorily treated.
The following details of sewer treatment have been provided
by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor. In March, 1954, a 10%
test bait of sewer manholes was carried out. 340 manholes were
baited and there were 2 complete "takes" and 18 partial "takes."
In the treatment which followed 345 manholes were baited when there
were 24 complete "takes" and 110 partial "takes." The corresponding
figures for the 17th Maintenance Treatment carried out in
October, 1954, were—manholes baited 329, complete "takes" 16,
partial "takes " 72.
No new developments in poisoning technique were introduced
during the year but Warfarin which was used very extensively during
1953/54 has continued to produce good results.
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