[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Derby County Borough.

  • Derby (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Derby County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Although notifications to tlie Dcjiartment of infestations are legally re(juired many occupiers or owners do not comply with this requirement but try to deal with the trouble themselves. This proves ver}' ineffective for obviously rats and mice do not limit their activities to individual premises and the Department can, where necessary, secure “Block” treatment to achieve the most effeetive action in dealing with the infestations. In all cases treatment by the Rodent Control Officer is followed by post baiting and revisits to determine the efficiency of the treatments. Thes^ visits are continued until there is no evidence of any further infestation. When dealing with infestations it is still found that defective drains are a major source, especially in the older built-up areas of the Borough, and, in addition, a percentage of the infestations could be attributed to a failure of occupiers to practice elementary hygiene in the protection of food or in the proper disposal of waste food. During the year 1,411 infestations of rats and mice were dealt with at dwelling houses, 437 at business ])r(‘mises and Sf) at Cor])oration surface properties, 45 groups of buildings were also surveyed and “Block” treated. Sewer Maintenance Treatment. The Rodent Control Officer carried out the test-baiting of the Borough gew'erage system and also the half-yearly maintenance treatments. In conjunction with the sewer treatments a baiting and poison treatment was carried out in the culvert under Victoria Street. The treatment of the sewers in the Town centre was carried out at night between the hours of 9.00 p.m. and 0.00 a.m. As in previous maintenance procedure, the direct poison measures were carri(‘d out with Sodium Fluoroacetamide. The tables show the results of the work carried out.