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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 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: I had meanwhile caused a thorough search to be made of all the basements and warehouses on the North Quay, with the following results:—TABLE IX.NORTH QUAY, WEST INDIA DOCK.—Rats Caught Alive and Dead Rats Found.

I had meanwhile caused a thorough search to be made of all the basements and warehouses on the North Quay, with the following results:—

TABLE IX.

NORTH QUAY, WEST INDIA DOCK.—Rats Caught Alive and Dead Rats Found.

Date.WAREHOUSESTotal.
No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.No. 10.No. 11.
Caught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound DeadCaught AliveFound Dead
1908. August 19...........................5.......................................5
„ 20...........................5.......................................5
„ 26...4...232...............214......2...............614
„ 27................................................39............39
„ 28............32.....................1......21............54
„ 29...............3.....................1.........8...............12
„ 31................ . ..........2.....................13...............15
Sept. 1.........1...1.........8.........1.........9...............20
„ 2...1.........1...1...1................... . .1822
„ 3..................1...1...9......11
„ 4.........2.......................................5...............7
„ 5...........................2.....................1...............3
„ 7............21.................................2............23
„ 8.........1...........................1...........................2
„ 9...............1.........1...1.................................3
„ 10............1............1...3...............1............15
„ 11...........................2...1...............1......1...14
„ 12.............................................1............1...11
„ 14...................................................1......1...11
„ 15...............7.........1.......................................8
„ 17............................................................1...1...
„ 22.........1.........................................................1
„ 23...1...1...............1.................................2...5
„ 25.......................................1...........................1
„ 26...............................................................3...3
„ 28...................................................1...............1
„ 29...............2.........1.................................4...7
„ 30............1.................................11.........122
Oct. 2.....................1....................................1...11
„ 5........................82....................................82
„ 6.....................1.............................................1
„ 7...........................1.......................................1
„ 12...................................................1.........12
„ 13...........................1.................................12
„ 14...............1...................................................1
„ 16..................1.............................................1...
„ 19............1................................................111
„ 21....................................1...........................1...
„ 22........................3.......................................3...
„ 26............2................................................121
„ 27...................................................1......1...11
„ 29........................1.......................................1...
„ 30...................................................1...............1
„ 31...........................4.......................................4
Nov. 2................................................11.........11
,, 10..............................1.................................1...
„ 13................................................1...............1
„ 14...................................................1...............1
„ 16...............1.................................1...............2
„ 17................................................3...............3...
„ 19............1.................................1...............2...
„ 28...............1...................................................1
„ 26...............................................................1...1
„ 27................................................23............23
Dec. 2...................................................1...............1
„ 3................................................11.........11
„ 5...............................................................2...2
„ 10....................................1...........................1...
„14...............1...................................................1
„ 18................................................9...............9...
„ 19................................................21............21
„ 24................................................21............21
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