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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE V.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1904.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 262 | 271 | 240 | 309 | 259 | 311 | 307 | 217 | 218 | 222 | 171 | 197 | 2,984 |
| Vessels during voyage | 203 | 48 | 15 | 252 | 24 | 272 | — | 150 | 36 | 156 | 6 | 9 | 1,171 |
| „ in dock | 94 | 36 | 65 | 129 | 24 | 23 | 75 | 22 | 72 | 80 | — | — | 620 |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 112 | 87 | 80 | 115 | 94 | 82 | 95 | 82 | 126 | 167 | 126 | 140 | 1,306 |
| Vessels during voyage | 20 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 20 | 133 |
| ,, in dock | — | — | 13 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 74 |
| Regent's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 133 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 133 | 108 | 77 | 83 | 57 | 97 | 114 | 80 | 91 | 159 | 89 | 77 | 1,145 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ in dock | |||||||||||||
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 108 | 81 | 114 | 184 | 172 | 205 | 187 | 141 | 151 | 227 | 160 | 108 | 1,838 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | 8 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 10 | 30 | 85 |
| „ in dock | — | — | — | 80 | 59 | _ | 20 | 48 | 62 | — | 76 | 4 | 349 |
| Albert and Victoria Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 235 | 198 | 267 | 408 | 415 | 442 | 659 | 574 | 531 | 821 | 469 | 592 | 5,611 |
| Vessels during voyage | 845 | 297 | 593 | 469 | 387 | 246 | 234 | 184 | 164 | 554 | 470 | 1,159 | 5,602 |
| „ in dock | 808 | 630 | 312 | 615 | 807 | 289 | 552 | 222 | 293 | 803 | 358 | 371 | 6,060 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 261 | 235 | 283 | 321 | 226 | 284 | 250 | 234 | 267 | 335 | 280 | 199 | 3,175 |
| Vessels during voyage | 380 | 276 | 235 | 116 | 124 | 192 | 31 | 243 | 112 | 153 | 197 | 185 | 2,244 |
| „ in dock | 767 | 738 | 572 | 379 | 552 | 513 | 327 | 308 | 315 | 547 | 588 | 568 | 6,174 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 41 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 46 | 49 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 615 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 51 |
| „ in dock | 58 | 88 | 24 | 52 | 60 | 21 | 21 | — | 8 | 134 | 26 | 61 | 553 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 514 | 345 | 330 | 305 | 259 | 227 | 370 | 282 | 304 | 395 | 328 | 338 | 3,997 |
| Vessels during voyage | 1,158 | 698 | 883 | 1,636 | 945 | 722 | 749 | 1,026 | 1,361 | 1,187 | 1,219 | 1,397 | 12,981 |
| „ in dock | 1,034 | 688 | 701 | 554 | 629 | 600 | 817 | 345 | 730 | 884 | 785 | 927 | 8,694 |
| Poplar and Midland Dks. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 7,051 | 4,910 | 4,897 | 6,124 | 5,153 | 4,585 | 4,879 | 4,274 | 4,902 | 6,946 | 5,428 | 6,446 | 65,595 |
Continous from previous page...
| Total brought forward from last Report | 262,782 | |
| Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1904:— | ||
| In Dock Warehouses | 20,804 | 65,595 |
| On Vessels while in dock | 22,267 | |
| On Vessels during voyage | 22,524 | |
| Total | 328,377 | |