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Sutton and Cheam 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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(2) Test Baiting (1951-52). As previously, the Borough was
divided Into five sections, and a test baiting of 10 per cent of
the soil-sewer manholes was carried out during the month, of
August. The test shewed a 5.6 per cent decrease In the number of
bait takes as compared with the previous years's 10per cent test.
The results achieved were as under:-
The results achieved were as under:-
| SECTION | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | Total | |
| No. of Manholes Baited | 32 | 16 | 52 | 72 | 81 | 253 |
| Complete bait takes | 7 | - | 18 | 7 | 7 | 39 |
| Partial bait takes | 7 | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| Baits not taken | 18 | 16 | 30 | 60 | 68 | 192 |
(3) First Maintenance Treatment (1951-52). The treatment
was completed on the 12th September, 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. 1 District B which
shewed no takes in the 10 per cent test was again not baited.
The total of the other four districts shewed a small increase in
the number of pre-bait takes as compared with the previous
maintenance treatments.
The following is a tabulated summary of the results achieved.
SECTION
| A | C | D | E | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Manholes Pre-baited | 52 | 83 | 71 | 43 | 249 |
| Complete Pre-bait takes | 10 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 65 |
| Partial Pre-bait takes | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Percentage of takes (C and P. T.) | 36.5 | 47.0 | 31.0 | 53.4 | 41.3 |
| No. of Manholes Poison Baited | 27 | 57 | 42 | 35 | 161 |
Key to Districts
District "A" -Sutton - all roads south of the Sutton Station
and east of Brighton Road.
District "B" - Sutton and Cheam - All roads south of Mulgrave
Road and Upper Mulgrave Road and west
of Brighton Road.
District "C" - Sutton - all roads east of the Railway and north
from Sutton Station.
District "D" - Cheam - all roads between London Road/Stonecot
Hill and west of the Railway.
District "E" - Worcester Park.
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