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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Methods of Rat Destruction Employed-
| Name of Vessel. | Date of arrival. | From infected port. | Whether infected, or suspected. | Fumigation by Sulphur Dioxide. | Fumigation by Hydro-cyanic Acid. | Trapping, poisoning, &c. | No. of rats killed. | Whether a certificate of deratisation was issued. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. | - | Brought forward | 3,121 | ||||||
| Ryvarden | April 11 | Bilbao | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Capri | 12 | Genoa | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| 450 | Englestan | 12 | Hongkong | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Highland Piper | 12 | La Plata | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Morea | 13 | Yokohama | - | - | - | Traps | 101 | - | |
| Kalyan | 13 | Sydney | - | - | - | Traps | 1 | - | |
| Ragnvald Jark | 13 | Leghorn | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Torfinn Jarl | 13 | Marseilles | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Fionia | 13 | Bangkok | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| American Transport | 14 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Canonesa | 14 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | |
| Herefordshire | 14 | Rangoon | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| 460 | Bogota | 14 | Arica | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crewe Hall | 14 | Negapatam | - | - | - | Traps | 18 | - | |
| Severn | 14 | Rio Grande de Sul | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Helenus | 15 | Yokohama | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Meerkerk | 15 | Calcutta | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Booral | 16 | Sydney | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Corrientes | 17 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Malda | 17 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | 2 | - | |
| Antenor | 17 | Macassar | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| City of London | 17 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | 20 | - | |
| 470 | Marglen | 18 | Bombay | - | - | - | - | 61 | - |
| Gambia River | 18 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Alte Jarl | 18 | Marseilles, &c | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Fredreich Franz IV. | 18 | Valencia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ellewontdyk | 18 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ballarat | 19 | Sydney | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | 38 | - | |
| Marconi | 19 | Beunos Aires | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | 2 | - | |
| Natia | 19 | Ditto | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Einer Jarl | 19 | Syracuse | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Garth Castle | 20 | Beira | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 480 | Mantua | 20 | Bombay | - | - | - | Traps | 44 | - |
| Sunland | 20 | Bangkok | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lily | 20 | Valencia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jalavura | 20 | Matanzas | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mahanada | 20 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Chama | 20 | Sapele | - | - | - | - | 56 | - | |
| Sandor | 20 | Valencia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Counsellor | 20 | Maceio | - | - | - | Traps | 39 | - | |
| Liverpool | 21 | Alexandria | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hakone Maru | 21 | Yokohama | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | |
| 490 | Secunda | 21 | Carthagena | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oakmere | 22 | Port Gentil | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carried forward | 3,529 | ||||||||