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Sunday, January 21, 1973
RATS MAY INFEST DOMESTIC BUILDINGS
After Big Clean Up
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Rats may invade and infest domestic buildings as their
usual harbourages anong unwanted articles in lanes and other public
places have been cleared during the recent clean-up operations.
A spokesman for the Urban Services Department, who issued
this warning, said that rat nuisance was likely to occur if food and
harbourage were present in domestic buildings.
He urged members of the public to prevent possible rat menace
by taking a few simple precautionary measures, such as putting all
kitchen waste and food remnants in dust-bin and emptying pet dishes
into a dust-bin before going to bed.
Cereals, flour and sugar, he added, should be stored in
metal or earthwere containers while other types of food should be
put in refrigerators, metal tins or glass jars.
All unwanted articles should be removed to the nearest U.S.D.
junk collection point for disposal.
The spokesman pointed out that gnawing marks on woodwork
and soap and rat droppings were signs of rat infestation.
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