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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXV.—Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1923. The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Port of London Authority.
| Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | 98 | 356 | 353 | 496 | 395 | 310 | 416 | 340 | 372 | 435 | 3,571 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | 308 | 320 | 314 | 103 | 129 | 126 | 90 | 36 | 81 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 1,673 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 68 | 125 | 50 | 126 | 127 | 157 | 114 | 71 | 130 | 108 | 143 | 169 | 1,388 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | 228 | 183 | 153 | 43 | 63 | 58 | 16 | 61 | 95 | 41 | — | — | 941 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, while in dock | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| St. Katherine's Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 65 | 71 | 80 | 96 | 89 | 91 | 73 | 67 | 110 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 995 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| London Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 268 | 228 | 252 | 265 | 275 | 326 | 257 | 266 | 316 | 230 | 205 | 260 | 3,148 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Royal Albert Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 502 | 508 | 59 | 48 | 30 | 108 | 57 | 40 | 92 | 67 | 72 | 54 | 1,637 |
| Vessels during voyage | 578 | 573 | 871 | 277 | 357 | 724 | 191 | 12 | 799 | 278 | 163 | 1,030 | 5,853 |
| ,, while in dock | 66 | 68 | 456 | 336 | 409 | 459 | 610 | 431 | 349 | 304 | 272 | 244 | 4,004 |
| Royal Victoria Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 101 | 215 | 238 | 154 | 62 | 27 | 100 | 150 | 98 | 82 | 107 | 135 | 1,469 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | 44 | 511 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 586 |
| ,, while in dock | 172 | 141 | 168 | 153 | 91 | 506 | 109 | 155 | 282 | 197 | 79 | 69 | 2,122 |
| King George V. Dock | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 131 | 138 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 172 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 580 |
| Vessels during voyage | 400 | 122 | 178 | 240 | 120 | — | 24 | 22 | 462 | 161 | 207 | 73 | 2,009 |
| „ while in dock | 42 | 29 | 249 | 89 | 132 | 155 | 83 | 75 | 122 | 264 | 257 | 249 | 1,746 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | 52 | 233 | 273 | 272 | 227 | 218 | 277 | 178 | 203 | 226 | 2,159 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ while in dock | 157 | 236 | 246 | 139 | 130 | 222 | 63 | 160 | 211 | 134 | 170 | 186 | 2,054 |
| East India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 53 | 57 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 342 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, while in dock | 21 | 22 | 15 | 67 | 24 | 142 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 54 | 44 | 592 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 182 | 103 | 207 | 120 | 196 | 220 | 196 | 154 | 278 | 195 | 171 | 189 | 2,211 |
| Vessels during voyage | — | 644 | 537 | 724 | 148 | 596 | 327 | 1,241 | 134 | 440 | 685 | 485 | 5,961 |
| ,, while in dock | 200 | 239 | 246 | 269 | 415 | 273 | 241 | 406 | 366 | 250 | 281 | 309 | 3,495 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| During voyage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| While in river | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 3,547 | 4,029 | 4,528 | 3,884 | 3,495 | 5,674 | 3,264 | 3,968 | 4,743 | 3,476 | 3,598 | 4,368 | 48,574 |
Total from February, 1901, to 31st December, 1922 1,269,486
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1923:—
In Dock Warehouses .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 17,526
On Vessels during voyage .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 14,409
On Vessels while in Dock and River.... .... .... .... .... .... .... 16,639
Total.... .... .... .... .... 1,318,060
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