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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Methods of Rat Destruction Employed-
Name of Vessel | Date of arrival. | From infected port. | Whether infected, or suspected. | Fumigation by Sulphur Dioxide. | Fumigation by Hydro-cyanic Acid. | Trapping, poisoning, &c. | No. of rates killed. | Whether a certifi- cate of deratisation was issued. | |
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1923. | jsrougnt loiwaiu | - | |||||||
Gebel Hainan | May 28 | Almeria | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Tasso | 28 | Alexandria | - | - | - | Ratcatcher | - | - | |
630 | Nebraska | 29 | Buenos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | - | - |
Songster | 29 | Demerara | - | - | - | - | 48 | - | |
Sutherland Grange | 29 | Campana | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
Nankin | 29 | Yokohama | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Mashobra | 30 | Beira | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | 82 | - | |
Gaika | 30 | Mauritius | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | |
Sierra Leone | 30 | Gambia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Fageraas | 30 | Rosario | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Torfinn Jarl | 30 | Barcelona | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Desirade | 31 | Shanghai | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
640 | Ionic Star | 31 | Zarate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cortes | 31 | Cadiz | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Polyphemus | 31 | Shanghai | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Demodocus | 31 | Bheefoo | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Cisneros | 31 | Carthagena | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | |
Thorpe Grange | June 1 | Punta Arenas | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Carolina | 2 | Santos | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
Meissioner | 2 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | 29 | - | |
Plassy | 2 | Bombay | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
City of Canterbury | 2 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
650 | Vard | 2 | San Pedro del Pinata | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marken | 2 | Mombasa | - | - | - | Traps | 5 | - | |
City of Melbourne | 2 | Manilla | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | |
Umlazi | 3 | Mauritius | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Atalaia | 3 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Maindy Transport | 3 | Huelva | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Heemskerk | 3 | Durban | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Stella. | 3 | Valencia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Jason | 3 | Valparaiso | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rolfe Jarl | 3 | Genoa | - | - | - | - | 48 | - | |
660 | Mishima Maru | 3 | Yokohama | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Clan Murray | 4 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Mashirah | 4 | Ditto | - | - | - | Traps | 48 | - | |
Northway | 4 | Santa Fe | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Selandia | 4 | Bangkok | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | |
Trevorlar | 5 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Author | 5 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Rochdale | 5 | Karachi | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | |
Gascon | 5 | Beira | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Perim | 6 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
67 | Rosetti | 6 | Frey Bentos | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - |
Markara | 6 | Karachi | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
Carried forward | 4,919 |