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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VIII.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1906.
The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Dock Companies.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock-Warehouses | 97 | 89 | 114 | 36 | 60 | 90 | 70 | 90 | 128 | 119 | 133 | 143 | 1,169 |
| Vessels during voyage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ while in dock | 15 | 27 | 182 | 84 | 88 | 255 | 137 | 15 | 63 | 115 | – | 69 | 1,050 |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— Warehouses | 54 | 116 | 139 | 110 | 94 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 108 | 117 | 71 | 89 | 1,144 |
| Vessels during voyage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | – | 50 |
| while in dock | 65 | 16 | 23 | 80 | 41 | 108 | 226 | – | 241 | 222 | 161 | – | 1,1.83 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— Warehouses | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 151 |
| Vessels during voyage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ while in dock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Katharine's Dock— Warehouses | 48 | 55 | 88 | 51 | 67 | 76 | 60 | 54 | 102 | 70 | 64 | 86 | 821 |
| Vessels during voyage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ while in dock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| London Dock— Warehouses | 95 | 75 | 124 | 118 | 128 | 144 | 115 | 146 | 163 | 115 | 127 | 134 | 1,484 |
| Vessels during voyage | 3 | – | – | – | 62 | 40 | 12 | – | – | – | 7 | – | 124 |
| „ while in dock | 235 | 119 | 46 | 124 | 381 | 77 | 246 | – | 71 | 201 | 101 | – | 1,601 |
| Albert and Victoria Dks.— Warehouses | 588 | 568 | 671 | 502 | 552 | 614 | 469 | 440 | 551 | 420 | 431 | 527 | 6,333 |
| Vessels during voyage | 502 | – | 372 | 370 | 736 | 425 | 278 | 373 | 1,027 | 233 | 432 | 442 | 5,191 |
| „ while in dock | 457 | 306 | 417 | 614 | 444 | 506 | 431 | 497 | 673 | 491 | 105 | 302 | 5,243 |
| West India Dock— Warehouses | 107 | 88 | 167 | 121 | 124 | 167 | 135 | 111 | 189 | 152 | 119 | 158 | 1,638 |
| Vessels during voyage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 119 | 128 |
| „ while in dock | 410 | 258 | 453 | 327 | 359 | 573 | 422 | 503 | 391 | 351 | 115 | 259 | 4,421 |
| East India Dock— Warehouses | 28 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 308 |
| Vessels during voyage | – | – | – | 21 | 20 | – | – | – | – | 40 | – | 2 | 83 |
| „ while in dock | 57 | 60 | 84 | 89 | 47 | 59 | 107 | 94 | 58 | 141 | – | 40 | 836 |
| Tilbury Dock— Warehouses | 241 | 211 | 279 | 197 | 235 | 261 | 145 | 144 | 224 | 220 | 196 | 244 | 2,597 |
| Vessels during voyage | 753 | 1,083 | 953 | 655 | 794 | 1,034 | 786 | 848 | 1,102 | 1,202 | 1,870 | 1,617 | 12,697 |
| „ while in dock | 615 | 1,100 | 870 | 894 | 649 | 682 | 502 | 635 | 596 | 550 | 570 | 530 | 8,193 |
| Totals | 4,381 | 4,206 | 5,027 | 4,425 | 4,911 | 5,238 | 4,246 | 4,066 | 5,737 | 4,789 | 4,600 | 4,819 | 56,445 |
Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1905
385,162
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1906:—
In Dock Warehouses 15,645
On Vessels during voyage 18,273
On Vessels while in dock 22,527
56,445
Total
441,607