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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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RETURN OF RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1960.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 66 | 69 | 63 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 91 | 44 | 47 | 544 |
| Vessels | — | 3 | — | —- | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| St. Katharine Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surrey Commercial Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses. | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 38 |
| Vessels | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 48 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 |
| Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 13 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 203 |
| Vessels | — | 3 | 34 | 5 | — | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 79 | 172 |
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 21 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 10 | — | 11 | 146 |
| Vessels | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Royal Victoria Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 28 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 44 | 122 | 22 | 37 | 43 | 66 | 35 | 10 | 406 |
| Vessels | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | 21 | 42 | — | 13 | 6 | 10 | 116 |
| Royal Albert Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 3 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 207 |
| Vessels | 9 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 41 | 22 | 225 |
| King George V. Doc— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 52 |
| Vessels | — | — | 9 | 16 | 20 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 66 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 21 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 27 | 2 | 225 |
| Vessels | 75 | 86 | 14 | 128 | 75 | 106 | 84 | 146 | 67 | 8 | 51 | 490 | 1,330 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| Vessels | 56 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 44 | 152 | 28 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 55 | 630 |
| TOTALS | 326 | 368 | 294 | 318 | 286 | 416 | 275 | 430 | 301 | 363 | 292 | 765 | 4,434 |