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Rats collected. Plague Cases. General Cleansing. Method of rat collection
24-paid for each rat
Nil
Year.
1900
46,593
1,087
1901
77,763
1,651
1302
116,589
572
Yes. At end of
year only
Yes: Up to March
1903
101,047
1,415
Only at end of
year
1904
27,900
510
Yes: from Oct/03
onwards
1905
32,217
304
Yest practically
continuous
brought in.
do
5 paid to rat catchers
for each rat collected.
Sage as in 1902 until
August.
Rat catching staff no
reward
-10-
1306
30,701
993
by water
Yes! but bamperol
scarcity
-do
early in year.
1007
38,520
240
Yea!
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Rats usually collected by the Scavenging
Coolies.
The rats collected dropped over 50% in first week in August when the people discovered that to allow rats to be caught meant the turning of their shops and houses.
Total infected rats in Victoria up to June 30th - 2,549 of which only 43 were found in houses result of the turning out of shops etc. for plague rats found in streets.
Total infected rats in Victoria to end of July = 624 of which 222 from houses which were then washed out.
Total infected rats in Victoria to end of July = 622 of which 333 from houses which were then washed out.
Total infected rats in Victoria 511 of which 208 were from houses which were consequently washed out.
25,265 rats collectel in Victoria of which aly 16 were declaral infectel. No appreciable anti-flea measures in consequence.
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