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RODENT CONTROL
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
2,010 inspections and visits were made in 1957, as against
1,080 in 1956. Yearly figures since the passing of the Act were:—
1955 1,548 1951 1,924
1954 1,308 1950 2,020
1953 1,388 1949 1,833
1952 2,011
It will therefore be seen that the 1956 figure of 1,080 was the
lowest, and there has undoubtedly been an increase in the notifications
received this year from the general public. The cause
of the increase may have been the mild winter of last year. Warfarin
is now almost solely used and the results obtained are
excellent.
Treatment of the Council's soil and surface water sewers was
done as usual with the following results:—
March, 1957 October, 1957
Manholes baited 219 195
Poison part-takes 57 7
Poison complete takes 7 35
Specially blended oily Warfarin was used for both treatments.
The March figures show 29% takes, whilst in October the
figure is a little less at 21%, A rather surprising feature is the
number of complete takes in October which I think emphasises
the palatibility of the Warfarin.
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