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COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM THE SOCIETY FOR 
THE DESTRUCTION OF VERMIN. 
TO THE EDITOR 
THE JOURNAL OF HYGIENE, 
FETTER LANE, E.C. 
95, Wigmore Street, 
London, W. 
July 1th 1908. 
Sir, 
The War on Rats. 
In order to obtain accurate information regarding the nature 
and extent of the damage done by rats within the United Kingdom my 
Committee have prepared a schedule of questions which they desire to 
place into the hands of all those who are in a position, from their own 
experience, to give valuable information concerning temporary or 
permanent rat plagues in their districts, the damage inflicted by rats, 
the steps taken by them—individually or in co-operation with others— 
for preventing such damage, the means chosen for that purpose, and the 
results obtained. 
As the only means of gathering important knowledge of that kind 
is by favour of the Press—short of undertaking the appalling task of 
sending the questions to every one likely to suffer, or to have suffered, 
loss through rats, that is, to every householder in the country—my 
Committee venture to hope that you will permit an appeal to your 
readers to support the Society by asking for a copy of the schedule and 
returning it with such information as they may be able to impart. 
I enclose a copy of the schedule for your information, and 
am, Sir, 
your obedient servant, 
A. E. MOORE, 
Secretary. 
