Rat Bin Operative in Action

thanks for the photo! i recall these rat bins were still on the streets in the 70s when i was a child

how did the rat bins work? were households expected to drop rats into the bins, and then the city cleaners (like the man in the photo) would pick up the dead rats every few days?

You'll find more details and memories of rat bins and how they worked on page https://gwulo.com/media/19412

Thanks!!

The rat bin has an identification number, H332 which indicates that the bin was located on Hong Kong Island.

The World Curtain Co has this address: 73 King's Road, near the junction with Mercury Street, North Point. A possible location for this photograph. 

On Google Street View there is currently a postbox at the junction.