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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XII.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1913.
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 | 164 | 231 | 203 | 137 | 237 | 160 | 191 | 213 | 228 | 274 | 221 | 182 | 2,441 |
| Vessels during voyage | 26 | 20 | 68 | 214 | 20 | 120 | 40 | 12 | — | 50 | 52 | 6 | 628 |
| „ while in dock | 267 | 257 | 127 | 172 | 280 | 200 | 168 | 211 | 232 | 253 | 225 | 205 | 2,597 |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 19 | 44 | 33 | 321 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| „ while in dock | 43 | 168 | 159 | — | 145 | 71 | 153 | 96 | 128 | — | 6 | — | 969 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 58 | 63 | 66 | 52 | 68 | 43 | 52 | 66 | 47 | 57 | 73 | 54 | 699 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 38 | 54 | 87 | 68 | 73 | 45 | 52 | 107 | 139 | 102 | 117 | 91 | 973 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Albert and Victoria Dks.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 411 | 684 | 732 | 587 | 846 | 648 | 647 | 887 | 668 | 556 | 681 | 469 | 7,816 |
| Vessels during voyage | 51 | 320 | 378 | 703 | 56 | 88 | 404 | 373 | 44 | 148 | 120 | 1,087 | 3,772 |
| ,, while in dock | 642 | 1,039 | 1,057 | 643 | 552 | 854 | 700 | 910 | 483 | 473 | 624 | 407 | 8,384 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 64 | 85 | 125 | 74 | 199 | 251 | 236 | 249 | 164 | 169 | 162 | 186 | 1,964 |
| Vessels during voyage | 62 | 27 | 120 | 203 | 134 | 144 | 86 | 94 | 34 | 110 | 292 | 84 | 1,390 |
| „ while in dock | 170 | 196 | 369 | 126 | 341 | 195 | 158 | 307 | 268 | 385 | 442 | 164 | 3,121 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 47 | 23 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 42 | 49 | 26 | 505 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| „ while in dock | 148 | 154 | 62 | 11 | 41 | 33 | 85 | 113 | 64 | 84 | 105 | 191 | 1,091 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 58 | 149 | 129 | 98 | 289 | 76 | 90 | 174 | 160 | 207 | 311 | 200 | 1,941 |
| Vessels during voyage | 468 | 572 | 872 | 460 | 353 | 700 | 6 | 169 | 804 | 405 | 350 | 159 | 5,318 |
| „ while in dock | 234 | 256 | 343 | 136 | 235 | 465 | 280 | 531 | 209 | 231 | 226 | 319 | 3,465 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| During voyage | — | — | — | 340 | 312 | 235 | 126 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1,107 |
| While in river | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2,965 | 4,313 | 4,943 | 4,075 | 4,234 | 4,481 | 3,524 | 4,685 | 3,775 | 3,571 | 4,112 | 3,869 | 48,547 |
Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1912 - 745,634
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1913 :—
In Dock Warehouses - 16,660
On Vessels during voyage 12,255
On Vessels while in Dock and River - 19,632
48,547
Total 794,181