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A second inspection was made when it was found that 8,361
or 98% of the baits laid down had been taken.
The baits consisted of Red Squill either in the form of Red
Squill Biscuit or bread soaked with the poison.
Many of the sewers and manholes throughout the Borough
revealed the presence of rats and certain defective conditions were
reported for attention and repair.
No complaints of nuisance caused by rats were received from
householders during Rat Week.
The Public Heath Department does not confine its attention
to the extermination of rats during one week in the year, repressive
measures being put into operation for the destruction of rats and
mice throughout the whole of the year.
Nuisance from Rubbish Dumps.
Complaints were received during the year of serious nuisance
from two rubbish dumps both situated in the Ham area.
The dumps consisted of disused gravel pits, one at the rear of
the Equestrian Club, Ham, and the other The Ham River Grit Co.
Both these dumps, consisting of large stretches of water of several
acres in extent, are being filled in by builders' rubbish principally
from Kingston and Richmond.
The Surrey County Council Act contains a special clause that
persons creating any rubbish dump in the district of another Local
Authority shall first of all obtain the consent of the County Council
and of the Authority of the district in which it is proposed to create
the dump, before the rubbish can be deposited.
As a result of the complaints, which were found to be justified,
the attention of the Surrey County Council was called to the
matter and subsequently notice was served upon the firms having