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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VIII.
R eturn of R ats caught and destroyed during 1915.
The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Dock Companies.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | JuDe. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 260 | 127 | 170 | 104 | 177 | 128 | 119 | 142 | 144 | 32 | 130 | 907 | 2,440 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | 37 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 285 | C | 170 | 136 | 70 | 30 | 790 |
| „ while in dock | 51 | 71 | 60 | 33 | 29 | 55 | 176 | 136 | 219 | 181 | 244 | 270 | 1,525 |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 218 |
| Vessels during voyage | 12 | 20 | — | — | 22 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 |
| „ while in dock | 42 | 84 | 301 | 174 | 125 | 61 | 38 | 102 | 101 | 146 | 215 | 52 | 1,441 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 57 | 35 | 53 | 43 | 72 | 50 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 47 | 25 | 47 | 594 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 43 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 60 | 93 | 77 | 64 | 97 | 71 | 72 | 836 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | 37 |
| Albert and Victoria Dks.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 264 | 246 | 231 | 333 | 438 | 383 | 748 | 431 | 312 | 704 | 523 | 302 | 4,915 |
| Vessels during voyage | 39 | 975 | 1 | 50 | 97 | 517 | 63 | 89 | 134 | 145 | 424 | 12 | 2,546 |
| ,, while in dock | 613 | 621 | 612 | 646 | 665 | 754 | 1,047 | 724 | 770 | 782 | 576 | 756 | 8,596 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 61 | 90 | 48 | 31 | 51 | 74 | 39 | 33 | 47 | 55 | 82 | 66 | 677 |
| Vessels during voyage | 70 | 156 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 78 | 10 | 36 | 130 | 84 | 95 | 12 | 731 |
| „ while in dock | 190 | 584 | 379 | 348 | 272 | 397 | 165 | 519 | 384 | 490 | 364 | 308 | 4,400 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 12 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 53 | 243 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | 60 |
| „ while in dock | 6 | — | 67 | — | — | — | 110 | 177 | 204 | 423 | — | 22 | 1,009 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| W arehouses | 138 | 157 | 162 | 129 | 173 | 105 | 190 | 144 | 178 | 731 | 217 | 186 | 2,510 |
| Vessels during voyage | 33 | 500 | 321 | 428 | 362 | 346 | 397 | 9 | 617 | 888 | 315 | — | 4,216 |
| „ while in dock | 469 | 332 | 430 | 270 | 291 | 461 | 507 | 171 | 183 | 536 | 420 | 425 | 4,495 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| During voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 60 | |
| While in river | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Totals | 2,410 | 4,092 2,988 | 2,751 | 2,915 3,604 | 4,094 | 2,998 | 3,780 | 5,523 | 3,800 | 1 3,536 | 42,491 | ||
Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1914 - 837,097
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1915 :—
In Dock Warehouses - 12,433
On Vessels during voyage - - - 8,547
On Vessels while in Dock and River - 21,511
42,491
Total - - 879,588