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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Disinfestation of Vessels—
| Date. | Ship's Name. | Ports at which Disinfestation is alleged to have taken place. | Gas used. | Places alleged to have been Disinfested | No. of rats found after fumigation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12- 1-22 | " Waipara " | Cairns, Queensland. | so2 | Gen. cargo hold, peaks, store-rooms, quarters | 30 |
| ?- 9-22 | " Arizonan " | New Orleans | so2 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, quarters | Nil. |
| 2- 1-22 | " Knight Companion " | Port Pirca | so2 | Ditto | Nil. |
| 2- 5-21 | " Progress " | Fernandina | ? | Throughout | ? |
| ? | " Khiva " | Marseilles | Ditto | 50 | |
| 10- 2-22 | " Branksome Hall " | Brisbane | so2 | Holds, quarters | ? |
| ?- 2-22 | " Clan Stuart " | At Sea | so2 | All holds | ? |
| 24- 2-22 | " Narkunda " | Sydney | so2 | All holds | ? |
| 24- 2-22 | Ditto | Ditto | HCN | Store-rooms | ? |
| 31- 1-22 | " Argyllshire " | Brisbane | so2 | Holds, quarters | ? |
| 20- 2-22 | Ditto | Sydney | so2 | Passenger accommodation | ? |
| 10- 3-22 | " Cuthbert " | Para | so2 | Holds | |
| 10- 3-22 | Ditto | Ditto | Formalin. | Remainder of ship | ? |
| ?- 4-22 | " Eastern Cloud " | Marseilles | so2 | Holds | ? |
| ?- 2-22 | " Bulla " | so2 | Throughout | ? | |
| 1- 1-22 | " Hurunui " | Sydney | so2 | Holds, store-rooms | ? |
| 2- 7-22 | " Nevasa " | Zanzibar | S02 | Holds, quarters, store-rooms | ? |
| ?- 2-22 | " Port Sydney " | Newcastle, N.S.V | /. S02 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, quarters | 4 |
| 13- 2-22 | " Telamon " | Brisbane | S02 | Holds, peaks, quarters, store-rooms | 50 |
| ?- 2-22 | " Glaucus " | Shanghai | so2 | Holds only | Nil. |
| ?—11—22 | " Bonneviene " | Port Lincoln | so2 | Throughout | ? |
| 23-12-21 | " Clan MacWilliam " | Port Pirie | so2 | All holds | ? |
| ?—11—21 | " Yorkshire " | Rangoon | so2 | 1 and 6 holds | |
| 25/6-3-20 | " Caledonia " | ? | so2 | 1, 2 and 3 holds, storerooms | 75 |
| ?—12—21 | " City of Karachi " | New York | HCN | Throughout | |
| 10-12-21 | " Halljorg " | New Orleans | HCN | Holds | ? |
| 3- 3-22 | " Loughborough " | Mauritius | so2 | Ditto | |
| 22- 2-22 | " Noorderjk " | San Francisco | ? | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, quarters | Nil. |
| ? | " Tropic " | Sydney | No. 4 hold | ||
| Ditto | Newcastle, N.S.W | ? | No. 2 hold | 14 | |
| Ditto | Brisbane | ? | No. 1 and 3 holds | ||
| Ditto | Sydney | ? | Quarters, store-rooms | ||
| 23-10-21 | " Capri " | Marseilles | so2 | Throughout | ? |
| 29- 4-22 | " Clan Colquhoun " | Havre | so2 | Holds (loaded) | |
| 14/18-3-22 | " Orvieto " | Sydney and | so2 | Holds, store-rooms | ? |
| Brisbane | HCN | Passenger accommodation | |||
| ?- 3-22 | " Mentor " | Shanghai | so2 | Holds, peaks, store-rooms | 43 |
| ?- 2-22 | " Mantola " | Calcutta | so2 | All holds | Nil. |
| ?—12—21 | " Java " | New York | HCN | Holds, quarters, peaks, store-rooms | 20 |
| ?_ 4_22 | Ditto | Pasages, Spain | So2 | Holds only | Nil. |
| ?—11—21 | " Glenmorag " | Mobile | so2 | Holds | ? |
| ?_ 4_22 | " Venetian " | Alexandria | So2 | Crew quarters | ? |
| ?- 9-21 | " Clan Mackinnon " | New York | HCN | Throughout | ? |
| 2- 3-22 | " City of Simla " | Yokohama | So2 | Holds, quarters | ? |
| 17- 2-22 | " Delia " | Marseilles | so2 | All holds | p |
| 3- 3-22 | " Devanha " | Shanghai | so2 | Holds, store-rooms | ? |
| 16- 2-22 | " Celebes " | Batavia | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, quarters | 3 | |
| 16- 2-22 | " Demosthenes " | Sydney | ? | 1, 2, and 3 holds | |
| 25- 2-22 | Ditto | Brisbane | ? | 4, 5, 6 and 7 holds | 30 |
| 8- 3-22 | Ditto | Sydney | ? | Peaks, quarters, store-rooms | |
| ?- 2-22 | " Borda " | Sydney | so2 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, quarters | 150 |
| 19- 3-22 | " Sardinia " | Calcutta | so2 | Holds, peaks, store-rooms | Nil. |
| 5-11-21 | " Law Hill " | Adelaide | so2 | Holds | 100 |
| ?- 1-22 | " Rromus " | New York | so2 | Ditto | 5 |
| 28-12-21 | " Amatonga " | Hull | so2 | Holds, store-rooms | ? |
| ?- 2-22 | " Egypt" | Shanghai | co2 | Ditto | |
| ?- 2-22 | " Gambia " | Hamburg | so2 | Holds | ? |
| ?- 2-22 | " Kamo Maru " | Y okohama | so2 | Holds, quarters, peaks, store-rooms | 12 |
| ?- 7-21 | " City of York " | New York | HCN | Throughout | |
| 12- 3-21 | " Jason " | Sourbaya | so2 | All holds | Nil. |
| 24 2-22 | " Port Adelaide " | Newcastle, N.S.W | . so2 | Holds, store-rooms, peaks, quarters | 5 |
| ?- 9-22 | " Buranda " | Norfolk, Vir. | so2 | Ditto | ? |