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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 forward6,394
HerefordshireOct. 27Rangoon---Traps--
Niobe28Valencia------
1140Christopher Ellinson28Lisbon------
Khartum28Constantinople------
Bahia Blanca28Bahia Blanca---Traps--
Benalla29Sydney---Traps & Poison64-
Dongola29Kobe------
Cardiff29Galatz------
City of Chester29Calcutta---Traps8-
Deutschland30Candia------
Prahova30Galatz------
Guido30Alexandria------
1150Zingara31Rosario------
PolyphemusNov. 1Macassar---Traps--
Hanan1Batavia------
Clan Lamont1Madagascar---Traps32-
Mentor1Kobe---Traps--
Abadesa1Buenos Aires---Traps & Poison--
Clarissa Radcliff1Bahia Blanca------
Dagum2Gandia------
Mahsud3Calcutta---Traps--
Hobson's Bay3Brisbane------
11G0Clan Morrison3Calcutta---Traps14-
Dramatist3Ditto---Traps--
Registan4Busra------
Marquesa4Buenos Aires---Traps & Poison--
Tantalus4Java------
Jebba4Calabar and Hulla---Ratcatcher90-
Zaanland4Buenos Aires---Traps--
Else Hugo Stinnes5Tampico------
Plassy5Bombay---Traps--
Shendan5Rosario------
1170Portugal5Barcelona------
Sitoebondo5Mombasa------
City of Bristol6Calcutta---Traps--
Gaika6Mauritius------
Karl6Salonika------
Matador7Calcutta---Traps--
Tasso7Alexandria------
Carried forward6,602