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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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(5) Summary of the type of premises and methods employed In
clearing premises of rats and mlce:-
Type of Premises Cleared
| Dwelllnghouses (mainly in gardens) | 456 |
| Food shops and food premises | 35 |
| Non-food shops | 15 |
| Waste land and building sites | 5 |
| Hospitals and Schools | 19 |
| Factories and Workplaces | 18 |
| Council Premises (other than dwellings) | 17 |
| Miscellaneous | 11 |
| TOTAL | 576 |
| (0) Methods employed in clearing 570 premises of rats and mlce:- | |
| Warfarin and other Poison Baits | 576 |
| Rat and Mouse Proofing | - |
| Drains repaired | 3 |
| TOTAL | 579 |
B. Sewer Treatments
(1) Treatment Ho.26
Second Maintenance Treatment (1958-1959)
The second maintenance treatment of soil sewer manholes in
areas found to be infested during the previous treatment was
completed on the 14th March 1959.
Prebaiting with damped sausage rusks with 0.25% paranltrophenol
added as a bait preservative was carried out on the first
and sixth days and the same bait base with 2½% Zinc Phosphide
added was laid on the ninth day with the following results:-
SECTIONS
ABODE TOTAL
Number of Manholes prebaited 16 Not balted 63 84 74 237
Complete prebait takes 1 20 12 21 54
Partial prebait takes 1 4 6 18 29
Percentage of takes (C and P) 12.5 38.1 21.4 52.7 35.0
Number of manholes poison baited 4 31 25 45 105
The number of prebait takes shows a decrease of 2.1% on the
previous maintenance treatment.
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