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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIV.
RETURN OF RATS EXAMINED BACTERIOLOGICALLY—YEA.R ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER, 1918.
| DOCK. | Number fiom each Dock. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Victoria Dock | 358 | 1 | 357 | M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M. M. | M.M. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | ... | 358 | M.D. | M.H. | M.A. | M.M. | M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Found Dead. | Trapped. |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | 252 | 86 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 253 | 86 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | l | 357 | |||||||
| Royal Albert Dock | 1,330 | 12 | 1,318 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 1,025 | 229 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 1,328 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1,034 | 230 | 63 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | 1,316 | |
| St. Katharine's Dock | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| London Dock | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Millwall Dock | 326 | 10 | 316 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 232 | 69 | 15 | ... | 1 | 325 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 241 | 69 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 315 |
| East India Dock | 13 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| West India Dock | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 24 | ... | .. | ... | ... | 19 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 |
| Tilbury Dock | 181 | ... | 181 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 142 | 35 | 7 | ... | 1 | 183 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 141 | 35 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 183 |
| Unknown Dock | 70 | ... | 70 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 |
| 2,315 | 25 | 2,286 | 23 \ | 2 | ... | ... | 1,733 | 443 | 111 | 3 | 4 | 2,311 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1,753 | 444 | 111 | 3 | ... | 4 | 25 | 2,286 | |
| 2,315 | 2,315 | ... | 2,315 | 2,315 | ... | 2,315 | |||||||||||||||||||
Summary—
Total Rats examined 2,315
„ „ infected 4
*Species—
M.A.=Mus alexandrinus 111
M.D.=Mus decumanus (Norvegieus) 1,756
M.R.=Mus rattus 445
M.M.—Mus musculns 3
Total 2,315