Plague and Rats
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truction combined with measures such as the improvement of dwelling houses and the better storage of grain to lessen the rat population? Admittedly the I M. S is merely advisory in such matters, but for what it is worth I venture to express the following opinions, viz. (i) That in years to come it will be recognised that the one and only method of dealing successfully with Bubonic Plague is rigid and systematic rat destruction. (ii) That Local Government!* will come back to this method once more after having wasted the time and the energy and the valuable training and experience of the men employed on this work particularly the trained headmen of gangs and the rat catchers, and likewise the money spent already? because it is really wasted in view of the fact that the method
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