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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VIII.
Return of Rats Bacteriologically Examined, 1916.
| DOCK. | No. | Classification. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m.d. | m.e. | m.a. | m.m. | ||
| Royal Albert | 1,360 | 1,265 | 88 | 2 | 5 |
| Royal Victoria | 1,170 | 1,023 | 124 | 23 | — |
| East India | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Millwall | 154 | 134 | 17 | 3 | — |
| West India | 54 | 52 | 2 | — | — |
| Tilbury | 94 | 82 | 10 | 2 | — |
| London | 699 | 316 | 266 | 117 | — |
| Surrey Commercial | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Katharine | 560 | 249 | 243 | 68 | — |
| Dock unknown | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| 4,132 | 3,152 | 759 | 216 | 5 | |
Table of Classification.
| M.D.—Mus decumanus (norvegicus) | 3,152 |
| M.R.—Mus rattus | 759 |
| M.A.—Mus alexandrinus | 216 |
| M.M.—Mus musculus | 5 |
| Total | 4,132 |