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Port of London 1920
Report for the year ended 31st December 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE XXX. —R at Fumigations.
| Date. 1920. | Name of Vessel. | Where fumigated. | No. of rats reported caught after fumigation. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2-7 | "Ajax" | Royal Albert Dock | - |
| „6 | "Khiva" | Ditto | 1,466 |
| „ 18 | "Grekeden" | East India Dock | - |
| „ 19 | "Segura" | Victoria Dock | - |
| „29 | "Kingsmere" | Bellamy's Wharf | - |
| Feb. 2 | "Leicestershire" | Liverpool | - |
| „9 | "Sardinia" | Royal Albert Dock | 735 |
| „ 10 | "Antinoe" | Regent's Dock | - |
| „ 14-15 | "Tunisian" | Millwall Dock | - |
| „ 16 | Ditto | Ditto | - |
| „ 24 | "H. K. Hall " | London Dock | - |
| March 3 | "Glenard " | Victoria Dock | - |
| „6 | "Berrima" | Royal Albert Dock | 329 |
| „ 12 | "Abonema" | West India Dock | 230 |
| „ 17 | "Malta " | East India Dock | - |
| „ 20-21 | "Delta" | Ditto | - |
| „ 29 | "Dunvegan Castle" | Ditto | - |
| April 10 | '• Somali " - | Royal Albert Dock | 481 |
| July 26 | "Amatonga" | Glasgow | - |
| Aug. 12 | " Novara " | Royal Albert Dock | 897 |
| „ 13 | "Roumelian " | Hull | 219 |
| „ 17 | "Rugia " | East India Dock | - |
| Sept. 5- 6 | "Arzila" | Victoria Dock | - |
| Oct. 2-5 | "Assaye" | East India Dock | - |
| „ 14 | "Warri" | Liverpool | - |
| 13-14 | " Brandenburg" | Victoria Dock | - |
| Nov. 19 | "Konig F. August" | East India Dock | - |
| Dec. 13 | "Borda" | Royal Albert Dock | 562 |
| „ 27 | "Strathearn" | Rotterdam | 36 |
| Summary—Rat Fumigations :— | |||
| Port of London | 24 Vessels. | ||
| Other places | 5 „ | ||
| Total | 29 Vessels. | ||
| Number of rats reported caught after fumigation 4,955. | |||
TABLE XXXI.—Disinfestation of Vessels.
| Date. | Ship's Name. | Ports at which Disinfestation is alleged to have taken place. | Gas used. | Places alleged to have been Disinfested. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-7-19 | "Devanha" | Sydney | S02 | All holds and crew's quarters. |
| ?-ll-19 | "Elder Branch " | Callao | S02 | Holds and quarters. |
| 7-12-19 | "Kaisar-I-Hind" | Alexandria | so2 | Throughout. |
| ?-7-19 | "Clan MacMaster" | New York | HCN | Holds, storerooms and crew's quarters. |
| ?-ll-19 | "Auditor" | New Orleans | ? | ? |
| 20-11-19 | "Manoran" | Bombay | so2 | Holds and crew's quarters. |
| ?-ll-19 | "Segura" | Buenos Ayres | S02 | Ditto. |
| ?-ll-19 | "Maple Branch" | Calloa | so2 | Peaks, holds, &c. |
| ?-ll-19 | "Bendorran" | Yokohama | so2 | Holds and quarters. |
| ?-5-19 | "Clan Urquhart" | Bombay | S02 | Throughout. |
| ?-9-19 | "Kathlamba" | New York | HCN | Ditto. |
| 11-11-19 | "Nore" | Calcutta | so2 | Holds only. |
| 9-11-19 | "Colaba" | Ditto | S02 | All holds. |
| ?-7-19 | "Clan MacBrayne" | New York | HCN | Throughout. |
| 25-6-19 | "Krasnoiask" | Port Said | so2 | All holds. |
| 6-8-19 | Ditto | Melbourne | so2 | Ditto. |
| ?-12-19 | "Hunnic" | Alexandria | so2 | Holds and quarters. |
| ?-4-19 | "Eastern Queen" | Portland, Maine | ? | ? |
| 9-11-19 | "Bucigi" | Constantinople | so2 | Holds and quarters. |
| ?-10-19 | "Cordoba" | Melbourne | so2 | All holds and troop decks. |
| ?-9-19 | "Astronomer " | New Orleans | HCN | Holds and crew's quarters |
| ?-10-19 | "Roon" | Singapore | S02 | All holds. |
| 2-11-19 | "Nerbudda" | Calcutta | S02 | Ditto. |
| ?-ll-19 | "Cherry Branch" | Peru | S02 | All holds and living quarters. |
| ?-9-19 | "Euryades" | New York | HCN | Holds only. |
| 16-12-19 | "Nankin" | Calcutta | SO, | Ditto. |