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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Prebaiting with damped bread-rusks was carried out on two
consecutive days and the same bait base with l0 percent Arsenious
Oxide added was laid on the third day.
The following is a tabulated summary of the results achieved:-
| SECTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | Total | |
| Number of manholes prebaited | 29 | 43 | 82 | 168 | 60 | 382 |
| Complete prebait takes | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| Partial prebait takes | 3 | - | 20 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| Percentage of takes (C. and P.) | 17.2 | 2.3 | 45.1 | 13.6 | 20.0 | 20.4 |
| Number of manholes poison baited | 24 | 42 | 42 | 140 | 48 | 296 |
The number of pre-bait takes shew a further decrease of 4.5
per cent on the previous maintenance treatment.
KEY TO SECTIONS
Section "A" - Sutton - all roads south of the Sutton Station
and east of Brighton Road
Section "B" - Sutton and Cheam - All roads south of Mulgrave
Road and Upper Mulgrave Road and west
of Brighton Road
Section "C" - Sutton - all roads east of the Railway and north
from Sutton Station
Section "D" - Cheam - all roads between London Road/Stonecot
Hill and west of the Railway
Section "E" - Worcester Park
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