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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
Shoreditch 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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details of treatment carried out are as follows-
| Business premises | Dwellings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rats | Mice | Eats | Mice | |
| Warfarin trays laid | 217 | 509 | 167 | 850 |
| Traps set | 474 | 590 | 280 | 304 |
| Sewers | April | October | ||
| No, of manholes baited | 296 | 300 | ||
| Complete takes-poison bait | 6 | 7 | ||
| Partial takes-poison bait | 109 | 108 | ||
| No takes-poison bait | 181 | 185 | ||