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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VI.
Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1917.
The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Port of London Authority.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 209 | 146 | 135 | 126 | 143 | 168 | 139 | 91 | 166 | 130 | 163 | 173 | 1,789 |
| Vessels during voyage | 20 | 30 | — | — | 30 | 10 | — | 22 | 35 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 209 |
| „ while in dock | 63 | 187 | 97 | 76 | 85 | 83 | 12 | 27 | 146 | 125 | 110 | 79 | 1,090 |
| Surrey Commercial Dk.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 132 | 85 | 81 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 37 | 19 | 34 | 30 | 103 | 70 | 766 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | – | _ | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - |
| while in dock | 370 | 193 | 482 | 187 | 116 | 151 | 235 | 54 | 150 | 72 | — | — | 2,010 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vessels during voyage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ while in dock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 44 | 39 | 55 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 26 | 42 | 87 | 51 | 609 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ while in dock | – | – | – | – | –– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 70 | 77 | 104 | 105 | 170 | 150 | 133 | 127 | 232 | 136 | 290 | 322 | 1,916 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | _ | – |
| „ while in dock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Albert and Victoria Dks.— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 473 | 338 | 429 | 369 | 444 | 302 | 316 | 326 | 672 | 524 | 319 | 313 | 4,825 |
| Vessels during voyage | 375 | 2 | 149 | 114 | 513 | 362 | 77 | 347 | 42 | 668 | 330 | 883 | 3,862 |
| „ while in dock | 1,526 | 927 | 812 | 1,027 | 678 | 909 | 720 | 895 | 743 | 578 | 356 | 445 | 9,616 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 195 | 248 | 278 | 171 | 144 | 186 | 169 | 166 | 192 | 103 | 145 | 182 | 2,179 |
| Vessels during voyage | 72 | 65 | 65 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 243 | 40 | 32 | 105 | 120 | 868 |
| „ while in dock | 368 | 245 | 378 | 320 | 187 | 452 | 244 | 169 | 186 | 127 | 366 | 352 | 3,394 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 24 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 258 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | _ |
| „ while in dock | 163 | 96 | 154 | 77 | 51 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 39 | 91 | 23 | 50 | 801 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| W arehouses | 276 | 401 | 416 | 317 | 225 | 221 | 217 | 304 | 343 | 259 | 268 | 299 | 3,536 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | 84 | 326 | 80 | 88 | — | — | 100 | — | — | 364 | — | 1,042 |
| „ while in dock | 532 | 337 | 726 | 456 | 551 | 302 | 485 | 934 | 265 | 266 | 431 | 362 | 5,647 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| During voyage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| While in river | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 4,912 | 3,506 | 4,702 | 3,587 | 3,587 | 3,487 | 2,931 | 3,893 | 3,332 | 3,226 | 3,508 | 3,746 | 44,417 |
Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1916 - 931,846
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1917 :—
In Dock Warehouses 15,878
On Vessels during voyage 5,981
On Vessels while in Dock and River 22,558
44,417
Total
976,263