Destruction of Vermin 
287 
(Form A) 
THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF VERMIN, 
LONDON. 
General Observations. 
1. In your experience, what is the best means on the 
market for destroying rats ? 
(State what advantage it possesses in your opinion over 
other means). 
2. Are you in favour of a proposal to multiply the number 
of the existing Rat and Sparrow Clubs, organising 
and co-ordinating them with similar agencies working 
for the extermination of rats ? 
3. If so, are you in favour of an annual grant being made 
by the State for that purpose, of say £10,000 ? 
(Form B) 
THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF VERMIN, 
LONDON. 
Statistics. 
1. Is it in your opinion reasonable to assume (for the 
purpose of estimating the loss caused by rats, by 
the destruction of private and public wealth) that 
there is at least one rat to each acre of the total 
acreage of the United Kingdom ? 
2. Is it in your opinion reasonable to assume that the 
number of rats present on farms, in hamlets and 
villages is at least equal to the number of inhabi¬ 
tants ? 
3. Considering the greater facilities provided for rats in 
the towns, as regards food and hiding places, is it 
reasonable to assume that there are also in towns 
as many rats as there are human beings ? 
4. Is it in your opinion reasonable to estimate the econ¬ 
omic loss caused by rats (through eating and spoiling 
food and destroying material) at one farthing per rat 
per day ? 
