Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VIII.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1907.
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 | |
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Mill wall Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 127 | 127 | 108 | 89 | 106 | 129 | 98 | 123 | 95 | 100 | 106 | 80 | 1,288 |
Vessels during voyage | - | 40 | — | - | - | 14 | - | 60 | — | 12 | — | — | 126 |
„ while in dock | 102 | 35 | 172 | 255 | 69 | 219 | 281 | 296 | 67 | 124 | 336 | 285 | 2,241 |
Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 68 | 74 | 105 | 87 | 83 | 105 | 76 | 118 | 85 | 115 | 117 | 100 | 1,133 |
Vessels during voyage | — | — | 27 | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | -- | — | 49 |
while in dock | — | 43 | 17 | — | — | 21 | 38 | — | — | 67 | 332 | 196 | 714 |
Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 18 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 300 |
Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ while in dock | |||||||||||||
St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 49 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 57 | 64 | 79 | 50 | 96 | 69 | 760 |
Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ while in dock | |||||||||||||
London Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 100 | 98 | 150 | 148 | 92 | 174 | 132 | 177 | 116 | 74 | 117 | 102 | 1,480 |
Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 60 |
,, while in dock | — | 57 | — | — | 90 | 347 | 70 | — | — | — | 102 | 55 | 721 |
Albert and Victoria Dks.— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 476 | 475 | 669 | 529 | 520 | 590 | 499 | 649 | 465 | 482 | 619 | 572 | 6,545 |
Vessels during voyage | 193 | 246 | 451 | 321 | 464 | 259 | 112 | 272 | 205 | 1,004 | 211 | 172 | 3,910 |
„ while in dock | 401 | 354 | 337 | 399 | 624 | 464 | 502 | 272 | 297 | 229 | 420 | 161 | 4,460 |
West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 148 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 270 |
Vessels during voyage | 40 | 95 | - | 10 | 44 | 52 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 281 |
„ while in dock | 188 | 162 | 98 | 162 | 467 | 626 | 648 | 330 | 389 | 158 | 367 | 295 | 3,890 |
East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
Warehouses | 24 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 315 |
Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 14 |
„ while in dock | 170 | 60 | 62 | — | 76 | 30 | 55 | 136 | 32 | 73 | 119 | 29 | 842 |
Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
W arehouses | 298 | 256 | 315 | 232 | 253 | 287 | 202 | 357 | 154 | 341 | 227 | 149 | 3,071 |
Vessels during voyage | 1,258 | 995 | 962 | 740 | 388 | 1,341 | 1,223 | 883 | 810 | 947 | 2,536 | 1,398 | 13,481 |
„ while in dock | 408 | 594 | 902 | 604 | 302 | 571 | 569 | 512 | 498 | 318 | 847 | 740 | 6,865 |
Totals | 4,068 | 3,943 | 4,490 | 3,685 | 3,697 | 5,411 | 4,652 | 4,314 | 3,336 | 4,153 | 6,621 | 4,446 | 52,816 |
Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1906 441,607
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1907:—
In Dock Warehouses 15,162
On Vessels during voyage 17,921 52,816
On Vessels while in dock 19,733
Total 494,423