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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: Methods of Rat Destruction Employed- continued.

Methods of Rat Destruction Employed- continued.

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 forward3,863
Kaisar-I-HindMay 4Bombay---Traps & Varnish Boards192-
Nagoya4Calcutta---Traps2-
540Inventor4Ditto---Traps--
Anchoria4Ditto---Traps--
Losada4Mollenda------
Bretwalda5Beunos Aires------
Suwa Maru5Yokohama---Traps16-
Espanoleto5Carthagena------
Nictheroy5Beunos Aires---Traps--
City of Exeter5Calcutta---Traps6-
Vital7Salonika------
Viking Star7Zarate---Traps--
550Euryades7Sourabaya---Traps--
Cortes7Barcelona------
Eros7Carthagena------
City of Simla7Yokohama---Traps4-
Parnahyba7Beunos Aires------
Guildford Castle7Mombasa------
Delia8Genoa---Traps--
Pyrrhus8Isingtas---Traps--
Nagaristan8Busra------
Svend II8Sicily------
560Ayurusca9Bahia Blanca---Traps--
Glenshane9Vladivostock---Traps--
Sestri9Carthagena------
Pendrecht9Constanza------
Weimar9Alexandria------
Highland Pride10La Plata---Traps--
Torres y Bages10Burriana------
Castilian10Alexandria---Ratcatcher--
Clan Stuart10Calcutta---Traps14-
City of Alexandria11Durban---Ratcatcher7-
570City of Christiana11Rangoon---Traps2-
Staffa11Seville---Ratcatcher--
Corinaldo12Beunos Aires---Traps--
Seabank12Bathurst------
Narkunda12Sydney---Traps3-
Dongola12Yokohama---Traps1-
Highland Warrior12Beunos Aires----6-
Oxfordshire12Rangoon---Traps--
Jervis Bay12Sydney---Traps--
Portofino12Barcelona------
580Neuralia12Calcutta---Traps & Poison--
Port Patrick13Iquique-----
Carried forward4,016