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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
City of London 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE V.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1903.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 139 | 147 | 152 | 147 | 231 | 201 | 254 | 284 | 205 | 600 | 248 | 193 | 2,801 |
| Vessels during voyage | 132 | 82 | 144 | 234 | 106 | 61 | 18 | 77 | 272 | 346 | 156 | 321 | 1,949 |
| „ in dock | — | 176 | 70 | 44 | 16 | — | — | 23 | 118 | 50 | 80 | 62 | 639 |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 5 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 49 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 105 | 67 | 56 | 508 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | 12 | — | — | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 99 |
| in dock | — | — | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | — | 52 | |
| Regent's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 24 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 128 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 171 | 53 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 458 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 99 | L01 | 101 | 70 | 165 | 105 | 159 | 132 | 89 | 92 | 57 | 49 | 1,219 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | 70 | — | 50 | 6 | 20 | 182 | 20 | 24 | _ | 12 | 384 |
| „ in dock | 46 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 100 | 57 | 60 | 94 | 16 | 37 | — | 14 | 446 |
| Albert and Victoria Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 396 | 287 | 268 | 204 | 281 | 183 | 233 | 258 | 227 | 234 | 190 | 170 | 2,931 |
| Vessels during voyage | 542 | 993 | 1,098 | 524 | 841 | 920 | 525 | 920 | 428 | 547 | 618 | 893 | 8,849 |
| ,, in dock | 2,098 | 2,410 | 1,746 | 1,424 | 1,409 | 1,501 | 1,646 | 1,342 | 854 | 480 | 765 | 787 | 16,462 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 157 | 146 | 185 | 168 | 226 | 176 | 193 | 200 | 181 | 249 | 220 | 192 | 2,293 |
| Vessels during voyage | 220 | 179 | 147 | 97 | 349 | 442 | 113 | 420 | 50 | 334 | 93 | 116 | 2,560 |
| „ in dock | 696 | 524 | 1,018 | 749 | 972 | 508 | 380 | 281 | 584 | 1,298 | 707 | 497 | 8.214 |
| East Tndia Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 36 | 40 | 44 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 60 | 41 | 27 | 42 | 35 | 477 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | 30 | 167 | — | — | 70 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 317 |
| „ in dock | 242 | 280 | 230 | 124 | 165 | 60 | 185 | 250 | 42 | 44 | 142 | 29 | 1,793 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 638 | 504 | 481 | 570 | 560 | 292 | 323 | 425 | 332 | 584 | 426 | 374 | 5,509 |
| Vessels during voyage | 534 | 402 | 947 | 454 | 1,151 | 992 | 647 | 969 | 995 | 1,006 | 1,052 | 1,430 | 10,579 |
| „ in dock | 533 | 423 | 583 | 360 | 633 | 689 | 737 | 874 | 819 | 846 | 590 | 577 | 7,664 |
| Poplar and Midland Dks. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| River | 31 | 438 | — | 469 | |||||||||
| Totals | 6,541 | 6,740 | 7,390 | 5,433 | 7,376 | 6,312 | 5,703 | 7,054 | 5,365 | 7,014 | 5,983 | 5,889 | 76,800 |
| Total brought forward from last Report | 185,982 | ||||||||||||
| Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1903:— | |||||||||||||
| In Dock Warehouses | 76,800 | ||||||||||||
| On Vessels while in dock | |||||||||||||
| On Vessels during voyage | |||||||||||||
| Total | 262,782 | ||||||||||||