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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
Port of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE X.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1908.
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 | 102 | 136 | 127 | 108 | 180 | 136 | 208 | 290 | 197 | 214 | 158 | 101 | 1,957 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | 122 | 140 | 18 | 27 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 343 |
| „ while in dock | 136 | 485 | 194 | 175 | 236 | 144 | 172 | 255 | 128 | 172 | 491 | 229 | 2,817 |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 110 | 159 | 123 | 108 | 137 | 130 | 128 | 117 | 23 | 20 | 36 | 45 | 1,136 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| „ while in dock | 201 | 196 | 425 | 268 | 167 | 75 | — | 52 | 368 | 459 | 602 | 221 | 3,034 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 21 | 55 | 34 | 17 | 47 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 321 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - |
| „ while in dock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 85 | 109 | 121 | 103 | 110 | 102 | 87 | 99 | 83 | 102 | 74 | 67 | 1,142 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 117 | 147 | 152 | 137 | 164 | 136 | 112 | 128 | 131 | 157 | 107 | 107 | 1,595 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | 20 | 6 | 30 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | - | 363 |
| „ while in dock | 32 | 84 | 88 | 154 | 196 | 69 | 140 | 147 | 159 | 184 | 195 | 143 | 1,591 |
| Albert and Victoria Dks.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 493 | 645 | 564 | 534 | 763 | 549 | 591 | 656 | 506 | 594 | 536 | 516 | 6,947 |
| Vessels during voyage | 57 | 196 | 594 | 250 | 42 | 50 | 90 | 194 | 146 | 197 | — | 473 | 2,289 |
| „ while in dock | 259 | 415 | 202 | 609 | 281 | 243 | 389 | 394 | 539 | 277 | 469 | 299 | 4,376 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 201 | 91 | 22 | 44 | 399 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | 30 | 88 | 108 | — | 48 | 68 | — | 40 | 53 | 6 | 12 | 453 |
| „ while in dock | 376 | 588 | 467 | 512 | 364 | 685 | 579 | 775 | 565 | 640 | 311 | 425 | 6,287 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 95 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 41 | 28 | 418 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | 41 |
| „ while in dock | 33 | 149 | 20 | 84 | 50 | 10 | 32 | 57 | 12 | 31 | 52 | 88 | 618 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 120 | 169 | 131 | 11 | 34 | 4 | — | 47 | 12 | 9 | 3 | — | 540 |
| Vessels during voyage | 1,501 | 1,592 | 835 | 1,284 | 1,185 | 1,018 | 1,986 | 1,277 | 1,400 | 1,384 | 1,742 | 998 | 16,202 |
| „ while in dock | 527 | 708 | 939 | 488 | 914 | 598 | 683 | 533 | 633 | 752 | 839 | 738 | 8,352 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| During voyage | — | 30 | — | 8 | 12 | — | 160 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | 248 |
| While in river | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 33 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Totals | 4,265 | 6,078 | 5,268 | 5,035 | 5,239 | 4,071 | 5,511 | 5,163 | 5,227 | 5,422 | 5,702 | 4,540 | 61,521 |
Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1907 494,423
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1908:—
In Dock Warehouses 14,455
On Vessels during voyage 19,951 61,521
On Vessels while in Dock and River 27,115
Total 555,944