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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 XXVII.
Return of Rats Found Dead or Trapped.
| Dock. | Total. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock | 289 | 289 | |||||
| Royal Albert Dock | 489 | 24 | 465 | ||||
| West India Dock | 26 | 1 | 25 | ||||
| East India Dock | 42 | 42 | |||||
| Royal Victoria Dock | 356 | 2 | 354 | ||||
| Tilbury Docks | 314 | 1 | 313 | ||||
| King George V. Dock | 187 | 187 | |||||
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 17 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Unknown Dock | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 1,724 | 43 | 1,681 | |||||
| Found Dead | 43 | ||||||
| Trapped | 1,681 | ||||||
| Total | 1,724 | ||||||
| Analysis of Non-Infected Rats. | |||||||
| Found | Classification of Species. | ||||||
| Dock. | Dead. | Trapped. | M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | |
| Millwall Dock | 289 | 141 | 136 | 12 | |||
| Royal Albert Dock | 24 | 465 | 270 | 184 | 25 | 10 | |
| West India Dock | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | ||
| East India Dock | 42 | 24 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Royal Victoria Dock | 2 | 354 | 185 | 144 | 27 | ||
| Tilbury Docks | 1 | 313 | 199 | 103 | 12 | ||
| King George V. Dock | 187 | 59 | 116 | 12 | — | ||
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 15 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Unknown Dock | 4 | 4 | |||||
| St. Katherine's Dock | |||||||
| London Docks | |||||||
| 43 | 1,681 | 904 | 720 | 90 | 10 | ||
| Analysis of Infected Rats. | |||||||
| Found | Classification of Species. | ||||||
| Dock. | Dead. | Trapped. | M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | |
| Millwall Dock | |||||||
| Royal. Albert Dock | |||||||
| West India Dock | |||||||
| East India Dock | |||||||
| Royal Victoria Dock | |||||||
| Tilbury Docks | |||||||
| King George V. Dock | |||||||
| Unknown Dock | |||||||
| Surrey Commercial Dock | |||||||
| St. Katherine's Dock | |||||||
| London Docks | |||||||
| Return of Rats Examined.—1923. | |||||||
| Dock. | No. | Classification | |||||
| M.D. | M.R. | M.A | M.M. | ||||
| Millwall Dock | 289 | 141 | 136 | 12 | |||
| Royal Albert Dock | 489 | 270 | 184 | 25 | 10 Mice. | ||
| West India Dock | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | |||
| East India Dock | 42 | 24 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Royal Victoria Dock | 356 | 185 | 144 | 27 | |||
| Tilbury Docks | 314 | 199 | 103 | 12 | |||
| King George V. Dock | 187 | 59 | 116 | 12 | |||
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 17 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Unknown Dock | 4 | 4 | |||||
| St. Katherine's Dock | |||||||
| London Docks | |||||||
| 1,724 | 904 | 720 | 90 | 10 Mice. | |||
| Table of Classification. | |||||||
| M.D. | Mus decumanus (Norvegious) | 904 | |||||
| M.R. | Mus Rattus | 720 | |||||
| M.A. | Mus alexandrinus | 90 | |||||
| M.M. | Mus musculus | ||||||
| Mice | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 1,724 | ||||||
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