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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VII.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1911.
The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Dock Companies.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 143 | 169 | 132 | 230 | 169 | 136 | 119 | 180 | 298 | 202 | 151 | 234 | 2,163 |
| Vessels during voyage | 40 | — | 14 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 121 | 82 | 76 | 240 | 22 | 12 | 665 |
| „ while in dock- | 248 | 227 | 128 | 311 | 323 | 388 | 357 | 113 | 296 | 314 | 377 | 257 | 3,33y |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 15 | 8 | 88 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 95 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 272 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| ,, while in dock | 272 | 224 | 129 | 274 | 313 | 226 | 203 | 191 | 217 | 185 | 231 | 152 | 2,617 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | |||||||||||||
| Vessels during voyage | |||||||||||||
| „ while in dock | |||||||||||||
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 41 | 44 | 42 | 53 | 33 | 29 | 53 | 27 | 63 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 556 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 88 | 93 | 102 | 94 | 92 | 78 | 118 | 37 | 133 | 104 | 76 | 78 | 1,093 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| „ while in dock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | — | 22 |
| Albert and Victoria Dks.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 389 | 342 | 435 | 529 | 401 | 339 | 487 | 307 | 605 | 591 | 375 | 323 | 5,123 |
| Vessels during voyage | 328 | 795 | 568 | 714 | — | 51 | 170 | 363 | 842 | 258 | 40 | 402 | 4,531 |
| „ while in dock | 734 | 578 | 966 | 1,066 | 927 | 396 | 746 | 470 | 1,033 | 511 | 470 | 652 | 8,549 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 30 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 40 | 71 | 86 | 26 | 12 | 58 | 6 | 48 | 471 |
| Vessels during voyage | 23 | 111 | 92 | 30 | 80 | — | — | 76 | 18 | 128 | 50 | 50 | 658 |
| „ while in dock | 475 | 223 | 261 | 444 | 462 | 733 | 652 | 425 | 457 | 363 | 306 | 376 | 5,177 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 78 | 72 | 62 | 78 | 73 | 42 | 89 | 71 | 45 | 21 | 36 | 54 | 721 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | 18 | 29 | 57 | 565 | 208 | 55 | 207 | 37 | — | 32 | 128 | 216 | 1,552 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| W arehouses | 46 | 93 | 169 | 126 | 70 | 62 | 97 | 46 | 201 | 160 | 145 | 226 | 1,441 |
| Vessels during voyage | 140 | 373 | 430 | 571 | 66 | 521 | 510 | 170 | 150 | 226 | 356 | 412 | 3,925 |
| „ while in dock | 325 | 142 | 43 | 126 | 116 | 125 | 499 | 194 | 178 | 253 | 179 | 237 | 2,417 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| During voyage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| While in river | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Totals | 3,433 | 3,534 | 3,752 | 5,300 | 3,427 | 3,277 | 4,609 | 2,819 | 4,633 | 3,698 | 3,030 | 3,795 | 45,307 |
The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Dock Companies.
| Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1910 | 649,975 |
| Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1911 :— | |
| In Dock Warehouses - 11,840 | 45,307 |
| On Vessels during voyage 9,785 | |
| On Vessels while in Dock and River - 23,682 | |
| Total | 695,282 |