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Sutton and Cheam 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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(3) Treatment No. 31 - First Maintenance Treatment ( 1962-63)
This treatment was confined to the sections proved to be infested by
the annual 10% test baiting, and operations were completed on the 19th
October, 1962.
Warfarin 0.5% Master Mix was again used, as this poison is harmless
to the operators using it and a more positive result is anticipated by the
complete eradication of rats in the sewers treated.
Hebaitingand examination of the infested manholes continued until
no bait takes were recorded.
The following is a tabulated summary of the results achieved:-
| Number of | Sections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | Total | |
| Manholes baited - 1st visit | - | - | 91 | 144 | 18 | 253 |
| Complete takes - 2nd " | - | - | - | 14 | - | 14 |
| Partial takes - 2nd " | - | - | 7 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| Complete takes - 3rd " | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Partial takes - 3rd " | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Takes - 4th " | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| 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 and Upper Mulgrave Roads and west of Bighton Road. |
| Section C | Sutton | All roads East of the Wimbledon, St. Helier Branch Railway line and north of Sutton Station. |
| Section D | Cheam | All roads between London Road and Stonecot Hill and west of the Wimbledon, St. Helier Branch Line. |
| Section E | Worcester Park | All roads West of Stonecot Hill and London Road. |