[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Solihull County Borough.

  • Solihull (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Solihull County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    n evidence of the small extent of the problem created by the i infestation of rats in sewers in this area !' • In April manholes which showed takes of bait at the previous treatment in September were again baited and if practicable the baiting was extended to three manholes on either [‘i side. Where takes occurred poisoned bait was laid ii In addition a 10% testing of manholes over a large area was carried out and where takes occurred poisoned baits were laid in the infested manholes To make this treatment of an infested manhole more effective poisoned bait was laid in three i'manholes on each side wherever practicable The table below provides details of the treament and ^ijresul ts of Bait 8i No. of Man* No of Poison Poison holes Baited Baits taken used Partial. Complete Oatmeal & 162 5 ] Zinc phos phide l^Treat- t nmeni iiy>RiL HE HT' Due to complaints of surface infestations the demand on he operative s time to deal with many wasp) infestat ions and the ery few infestations in the sewei’age system no other sewei reatment was carried oiit during the year It is usual for two jhreatments to be carried out each year j' I |iH0PS, The total number of shops in the Porough at the end of 1960 s 948 giving an increase of 3 over the previous year s total l-llTORAGE OF PETROLEUM. !;ii 106 premises were licensed for the storage of a total of =X|l2 540 gallons of petroleum spirit and 14 383 gallons of iriitroleum mixtures The income received from the payment of Eiic enre fees was £107 15s. Od I ^'ev^ installations supervised
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