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 rats killed. | Whether a certificate of deratisation was issued. | |
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1923. | Brought forward | 6,781 | |||||||
Rosaric | Nov. 15 | Rosario | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Rheinland | 15 | Galatz | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1300 | Vianda | 15 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | - | - |
Clintonia | 16 | Mauritius | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Defender | 16 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Maid of Milos | 16 | Alexandria | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
City of Lincoln | 16 | Hankow | - | - | - | Traps | 3 | - | |
Kurmark | 16 | Basra | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Clan Kenneth | 17 | Tamatav | - | - | - | Traps | 15 | - | |
Adrastus | 17 | Kobe | - | - | - | Traps | 21 | - | |
Nellore | 18 | Ditto | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Highland Loch | 18 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
1310 | Arabistan | 19 | Basra | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Falk | 19 | Palermo | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mandala | 19 | Beira | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
Clan Macgillivary | 19 | Chittagong | - | - | - | Traps | 8 | - | |
San Jose | 19 | Las Palmas | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Ryburn | 19 | Seybellis | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Malakand | 19 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Celtic Star | 20 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Glen ogle | 20 | Kobe | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
Kasama | 20 | Otaru | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
1320 | Malwa | 21 | Kobe | - | - | - | Traps | 27 | - |
Kambangan | 21 | Durban | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
City of Valencia | 21 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Vaterlancl | 21 | Salonika | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Yorkshire | 22 | Rangoon | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Matsumoto | 22 | Kobe | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Nevasa | 23 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
Lobos | 23 | Valparaiso | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
City of London | 24 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Ivhyber | 24 | Sydney | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
1330 | Electrician | 24 | Belize | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
Manela | 24 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
Polcevera | 25 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Berkut | 25 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Manipur | 25 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
Amazon Maru | 25 | Kobe | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Frankerwald | 25 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Carried forward | 6,925 |