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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 certifi- cate of deratisation was issued.
1923.Brought forward6,162-
La RosarinaOct. 3Buenos Aires----31-
Dardanus3Shanghai------
Mashobra3Calcutta---Traps & Poison--
City of Canterbury3Ditto---Traps2-
Baron Lovat4Rangoon---Traps--
Deucalion5Java---Traps--
1060China5Bombay---Traps55-
City of Durham5Cochin----9-
Grantully Castle6Beira----26-
Broadville6Tunis and Oran------
Suwa Maru6Yokohama------
Rudolf6Patras------
Stralsund7Alexandria------
Worsley Hall8Smyrna------
Tudor Star8Buenos Aires----44-
Orvieto9Brisbane---Traps--
1070Patroclus9Taku Bar---Traps--
Hemisphere10Java------
Gotenhof10Candia------
Dagmar10Almeria------
Clan Colquhoun10Calcutta---Traps17-
Crane11Genoa and Smyrna------
Dalgoma11Karachi---Traps & Poison--
Hermod11Sundsvall------
Highland Pride11Buenos Aires---Traps & Poison--
Hoemskerk11Mombasa------
1080Clan Stuart11Bombay---Traps--
Grane12Casa Blanca------
Sir James Bell12Colon Argentine---Traps--
Highway12Bahia Blanca------
Princesa12Buenos Aires---Traps--
Celtic Star12Zarate------
Macedonia13Yokohama---Traps--
Berrima13Sydney, &c.---Traps & Poison--
Hekla13Denia------
Sigdal13Malaga------
1000Leicestershire13Rangoon---Traps--
Penthaw14Bahia Blanca------
Lesreaulx14Ditto---Traps--
Artushof15Patras------
Bjerke15Palermo, &c.-----
Carried forward6,346