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 | 5,867 | |||||||
| Churruca | Aug. 13 | Valencia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Browning | 13 | Buenos Aires | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Orsova | 14 | Brisbane | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Barvara Marie | 14 | Karachi | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 890 * | Highland Rover | 14 | Buenos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | - | - |
| Clan Mc.Whirter | 15 | Java | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Braunfels | 16 | Bombay | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tres | 17 | Carthagena | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gaucolo Vilbo | 17 | Punta del Gada | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dirphys | 17 | Huelva | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meranke | 17 | Mombasa | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Batjan | 17 | Java | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hardwicke Grange | 17 | Buenos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Bardistan | 18 | Busra | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 900 | Malwa | 18 | Shanghai | - | - | - | Traps | - | - |
| Portofino | 19 | Valencia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Katori Maru | 19 | Yokohama | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Evanchelie M. Draccakis | 19 | Sousse | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Balranald | 20 | Sydney | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | |
| Bruse Jarl | 20 | Marseilles, &c | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sestri | 20 | Barcelona | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rena | 21 | Java | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ionic Star | 21 | Zarate | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Eden Hall | 22 | Constanza | - | - | - | Ratcatcher | - | - | |
| 910 | Oxfordshire | 22 | Rangoon | - | - | - | Traps | - | - |
| City of Adelaide | 22 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | 8 | - | |
| North Anglia | 22 | Karachi | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Counsellor | 22 | Natal | - | - | - | Ratcatcher | - | - | |
| Vasco | 22 | Alexandria | - | - | - | Ratcatcher | - | - | |
| Ocean Prince | 22 | Karachi | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Maranka | 23 | Mombasa | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Royal | 23 | Jaffa | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Goorkha | 23 | Mauritius | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Explorer | 23 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| 920 | Hannover | 23 | Batavia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Falstria | 24 | Bangkok | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Troilus | 24 | Chiafoo | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Sutherland Grange | 24 | Buenos Aires | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vard | 24 | Carthagena | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Maindy Transport | 25 | Barcelona | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Australia | 25 | Karachi | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | 2 | - | |
| Carried forward | 5,882 | ||||||||