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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
Sutton and Cheam 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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(3) Type of property found to be infested:-
| With Rats | With Mice | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council property | 2 | - | 2 |
| Dwelling houses | 437 | 38 | 475 |
| Business premises etc. | 40 | 19 | 59 |
| Total | 479 | 57 | 536 |
(4) Summary of the type of premises and methods employed
in clearing premises of rats and mice:-
Dwelling houses (mainly in gardens) 476
Food shops and food premises 23
Non-food shops
Waste land and building sites 11
Hospitals and schools 6
Factories and workplaces 4
Council premises
Ditch 1
Miscellaneous 8
Total 539
Methods employed in clearing 539 premises of rats and mice.
Poison baits 508
Trapping 32
Gassing 67
Pat and mouse proofing 12
Drains repaired 2
Accumulations removed 1
Other means 2
Total 624
B - Sewer Treatments
(1) Second Maintenance Treatment (1950/51). The second
maintenance treatment of soli-sewer-manholes found To be infested
during the 10 per cent test baiting (1950/51) and all adjacent
manholes was completed on the 2nd April, 1951
Prebaiting with damped sausage rusks was carried out on two
consecutive days and the same bait base with 2½ per cent zinc
Phosphide added was laid on the third day with the following
results:-
SECTION
| A | C | D | E | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Manholes Pre-balted | 56 | 52 | 106 | 125 | 339 |
| Complete Pre-balt Takes | 10 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 66 |
| Partial Pre-balt Takes | 5 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 53 |
| Percentage of takes (C and P. T.) | 26.8 | 44. 2 | 32.0 | 37.6 | 35.1 |
| No. of Manholes Poison Baited | 16 | 27 | 36 | 37 | 136 |
The number of pre-balt takes shew a decrease of 19 per cent
on the first maintenance treatment, and a proportional decrease
in all sections of the soil-sewers.
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