SAMPOLOC DISTRICT
At 629 Tanduay 14 young rats and a nest of straw, paper and rags were found in a stable.
Same address, later, one rat run and nest of straw and rags with one large rat and 16 small ones were found.
TONDO DISTRICT
March 27, 1913, one rat was caught alive inside of a bamboo timber in house at 51, interior, Pesqueria.
At 631 Azcarraga 4 young rats were found in a nest of paper, leaves, and hay. Chicken bones, crab shells, and rice were present in the nest.
A young python was caught in a lumber yard in the Santa Cruz District in June, 1913. In his stomach was found a half-grown rat. Another snake was caught in a rat trap at the same address about the same time.
Plan for Household Rat Destruction.—The following plan for household rat destruction was proposed by me to the Director of Health. It is considered worthy of trial if rat plague appears in new districts.
Proposal for periodic household rat poisoning in Manila.
Proposed that, upon a certain day of each week, rat poison be issued free to all applicants (householders) in Manila who agree to place same about their premises, permitting the poison to remain in place for 48 hours.