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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXVI.—Eat Fumigations (Home).
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where fumigated. | No. of rats reported found after fumigation. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921. | |||
| Feb. 1 | "Brighton" | Victoria Dock | — |
| „ 10-11 | "Cooee" | Ditto | — |
| „ 19 | "Comrie Castle" | S. West India Dock | — |
| March 16 | "City of Versailles" | Millwall Dock | — |
| „ 17 | "San Eugenio" | Rotherhithe | — |
| „ 20 | "Malwa" | Tilbury Dock | — |
| „ 21 | "Ballena" | Royal Albert Dock | — |
| „ 19-20 | "Kaikoura" | Victoria Dock | — |
| „ 24 | "Delta" | Royal Albert Dock | 452 |
| April 1 | "Mahopac" | Ditto | — |
| „ 4 | "Venetian" | Millwall Dock | — |
| „ 13-14 | "Duendes" | Victoria Dock | — |
| May 3 | "Clan MacWilliam" | Tilbury Dock | 196 |
| „ 14 | "Claro" | West India Dock | - |
| „ 17 | "Kashmir" | Royal Albert Dock | — |
| „ 21-22 | "Euahine" | Victoria Dock | — |
| „ 19 | "Kaisar-I-Hind" | Tilbury Dock | 251 |
| „ 26 | "Nankin" | Royal Albert Dock | — |
| „ 27 | "Wanderer" | West India Dock | - |
| „ 28 | "Svein Jarl" | Rotherhithe | — |
| „ 29 | "Colonia" | East Greenwich | — |
| June 7 | "Hororata" | Victoria Dock | — |
| „ 18 | "Menominee" | Tilbury Dock | 158 |
| „ 21 | "Myrmidon" | Royal Albert Dock | — |
| „ 24 | "Tempestuous" | Millwall Dock | 30 |
| July 21 | "Malwa" | Tilbury Dock | 260 |
| „ 26 | "Destro" | West India Dock | — |
| Aug. 9 | "Mesaba" | Tilbury Dock | 5 |
| „ 13 | "Maine" | Ditto | — |
| Sept. 3 | "Brandenburg" | Royal Albert Dock | 320 |
| „ 3 | "Maryland" | Tilbury Dock | — |
| „ 24 | "Conway" | West India Dock | — |
| „ 28 | "Beckenham" | S. West India Dock | 19 |
| Oct. 13 | "Linmere" | Liverpool | 112 |
| „ 15 | "Woodarra" | Royal Albert Dock | — |
| „ 16 | "Omar" | Tilbury Dock | 375 |
| „ 25 | "Menominee" | Ditto | 32 |
| Nov. 8 | "Michigan" | Ditto | 123 |
| „ 26 | "Kashgar" | Royal Albert Dock | — |
| Dec. 9 | "Panhandle State" | Tilbury Dock | — |
| „ 14 | "Mackinaw" | Royal Albert Dock | — |
| „ 21 | "Clan Chisholm" | Tilbury Dock | — |
Rat Fumigations (Foreign).
Vessels reported to have been fumigated at places abroad and during the voyage:—
| Date. | Ship's Name. | Ports at which Disinfestation is alleged to have taken place. | Gas used. | Places alleged to have been Disinfested. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?-10-20 | "Helredale" | Norfolk, Vir. | SO2 | Holds and quarters. |
| 28-11-20 | "San Pietro" | Alexandria | SO2 | Throughout. |
| ?-9-20 | "City of Durban" | Sydney | so2 | Ditto. |
| ?-?-20 | "City of Exeter" | Hull | so2 | Holds and crew's quarters. |
| ?-7-20 | Ditto | Marseilles | SO2 | Ditto. |
| ?-10-20 | "Twickenham" | ? | ? | Holds, peaks, quarters and storerooms. |
| 27-10-20 | "Elpenor" | Shanghai | CO2CO | Holds. |
| ?-ll-20 | "Malwa" | Sydney | SO2 | Ditto. |
| ?-10-20 | "Knight Companion" | Brisbane | SO2 | All holds. |
| ?-6-20 | "Leicestershire" | Rangoon | so2 | Throughout. |
| ?-8-20 | "City of Birmingham" | New York | HCN | Ditto. |
| ?-4-20 | "Karroo" | Sydney | SO2 | All holds. |
| ?-10-20 | "Aseanius" | Ditto | SO2 | All holds and storerooms. |