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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
Stepney 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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RETURN OF RATS CAUGHT ALIVE AND BACTERIOLOGICALLY EXAMINED.
| Address. | Date of setting traps. | No. of traps set. | No. of rats caught. | Date when rats were caught, or traps examined. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Wharf | 1911. 8th July | 16 | None | 1911. 10th July. |
| Limekiln Wharf | 8th July | 2 | None | 10th July. |
| 150, Narrow Street (P. & 0. Branch Office, Sail Loft). | 8th July | 7 | None | 10th July. |
| 148, Narrow Street (J. & R. Wilson, Ship Stores). | 8th July | 4 | None | 10th July. |
| 146, Narrow Street (Hay Wharf) | Unable to get into Wharf. | — | — | |
| 144, Narrow Street | Empty. | |||
| St. Dunstan's Wharf | 8th July | 1 | None | 10th July. |
| Dunbar Wharf, 134, 136, 136½, 138, 140, and (stables across Street) 141, Narrow Street. | 8th July | 30 | 3 rats caught in 136½, 2 in cellar, and 1 on milk floor (raised ground floor) | 10th July. |
| Ditto, ditto | 10th July | 9 | 3 in cellar, 1 on milk floor | 11th July. |
| Brewery Wharf (G. J. Anderson) | 11th July | 1 | None | 12th July |
| Lower Brewery (Wharf C; White) | 11th July | 2 | None | 12th July. |