Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Rat Fumigations (Foreign).
Vessels reported to have been fumigated at places abroad and during the Voyage.
| Date. | Ship's Name. | Port? at which Disin-festaiion is alleged to have taken place. | Gas used. | Places alleged to have been Disinfected | No of rats found after fumigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?-11-21 '* | Machaon " | Shanghai | So2 | Holds, peaks, store-rooms, living quarters | ? |
| ?- 8-21 ” | City of Calcutta ' | Dunkirk | so2 | All holds | ? |
| ?—12—21 ” | City of Pekin " | Marseilles | so2 | Ditto | ? |
| ?- 5-21 ” | Stockwella " | Sydney | so2 | Ditto and store-rooms | ? |
| P-10-21 | Amazon Maru " | Kobe | so2 | Throughout | ? |
| ?—10—21 ” | Winterton " | Hamburg | so2 | Holds | ? |
| P-10-21 ” | Eurybates " | Batavia | so2 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks. | ? |
| living quarters | ? | ||||
| ?- .9-21 ” | Zealandic " | Brisbane | HCN | Ditto | ? |
| 18- 7-21 ” | Tintoretta " | Santos, Brazil | so2 | Ditto | ? |
| 22- 8-21 ” | Ditto | Barbadoes | so2 | Ditto | ? |
| 9- 9-21 ” | Ditto | New Orleans | so2 | Ditto | ? |
| P-10-21 ” | Carnarvonshire " | Shanghai | so2 | Ditto. | ? |
| 1-10-21 ” | Essex " | Sydney | HCN | Holds | ? |
| P-10-21 ” | Ditto | Newcastle | HCN | Ditto | ? |
| 27-12-21 ” | Shidzuoka Maru | Marseilles | S02 | Ditto | ? |
| P-10-21 ” | Cufic " | Brisbane | S02 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, living quarters | ? |
| P—11—21 ” | No vara " | Calcutta | S02 | Ditto | ? |
| P—12—21 ” | Ellenia " | Valencia | so2 | Holds, accommodation | ? |
| 25-10-21 ” | Berrima " | Sydney | so2 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, | ? |
| living quarters | ? | ||||
| P—11—21 ” | Tofuku Maru " | Kobe | Holds | ? | |
| P-10-21 ” | Kumara " | Wellington | HCN | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, | ? |
| living quarters | ? | ||||
| ?- 5-21 ” | Morea " | Sydney | so2 | Holds and store-rooms | ? |
| P—11—21 ” | City of Madrid " | Sydney | so2 | Throughout | ? |
| ?- 9-21 | Port Denison " | Sydney | so2 | Holds and store-rooms | ? |
| P—11—21 ” | Port Melbourne " | Newcastle, N.S.W | . S02 | Holds | ? |
| P-10-21 ” | Brandenburg " Bakara " | Marseilles | S02 | Throughout | ? |
| P—12—21 ” | Sydney | HCN | Throughout | ? | |
| P—12—21 ” | Libertas " | Messina | S02 | Holds | ? |
| 5-11-21 | Benalla " | Sydney | S02 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, | 32 |
| living quarters | ? | ||||
| 30-10-21 | Nyanza " | Shanghai | p | Ditto | |
| 30-12-21 | Ditto | Marseilles | Ditto | ||
| P- 8-21 | Trevanion " | Norfolk, U.S.A. | SO, | Throughout | |
| P—12—21 | Ditto | Marseilles | S02 | All holds | |
| P- 5-21 ' | Mahanada " | Sydney- | so2 | Holds, store-rooms | ? |
| ?- 7-21 ' | Clan Matheson " | Dunkirk | so2 | Holds | ? |
| 16-10-21 ' | Mantua " | Sydney | so2 | Holds, mail-rooms, baggage-rooms | 58 |
| 30-12-21 ” | West Ives " | Marseilles | so2 | Holds | ? |
| 12-10-21 ” 30-11-21 | Laomedon " | Shanghai | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, living quarters | 28 | |
| 6-12-21 ” | Teiresias " | Shanghai | co2 | Ditto | 8 |
| ?- 9-21 ” | Anchoria " | Baltimore | so2 | Throughout | ? |
| ?- 9-21 ” | Ulysses " | Hamburg | so2 | Ditto | ? |
| 20-12-21 ” | Magdeborg " | Marseilles | so2 | Throughout | |
| P—11—21 ” | Venice Maru " | Mauritius | so2 | Holds | ? |
| 28-11-21 ” | Orchades " | Brisbane | so2 | All holds | |
| P- 6-21 ' | Centurian " | Belize | so2 | Ditto | ? |
| P—12—21 ” | Kalyan " | Calcutta | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, living quarters | 60 | |
| 13-11-21 ” | Priam " | Shanghai | so2 | Holds | Nil. |
| 13-12-21 ” | Ditto | Singapore | so2 | Ditto | Nil. |
| 16-11-21 ” | Somali " | Shanghai | so2 | Holds, peaks, store-rooms, &c. | 25 |
| 28-11-21 ” | Osterley " | Sydney | HCN | Holds, quarters, 3rd Class accommodation | ? |
| 10-12-21 ” | Ditto | Brisbane | HCN | Ditto | ? |
| P—11—21 ” | Izvor " | Venice | so2 | Holds, peaks | ? |
| P—11—21 ” | Baradine " | Sydney | so2 | All holds | Nil. |
| 23-10-21 ” 19-11-21 ” | Gleniffer " | Shanghai | co2 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, living quarters | ? |
| Eemdyk " | San Francisco | ? | Ditto | 3 | |
| ?- 6-21 ” | China " | Marseilles | so2 | Holds, store-rooms | 115 |
| ?—11—21 ” | Bellerophon " | Shanghai | Formalin Gas (H.CHO | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, living quarters | 3 |