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 | 6,670 | |||||||
| Phemius | Nov. 21 | Shanghai | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Priam | 21 | Batavia | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gourko | 22 | Alexandria | - | - | - | Ratcatcher | - | - | |
| 1220 | Scotland Maru | 22 | Pernambuco | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oxfordshire | 22 | Rangoon | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Tsuyama Maru | 23 | Kobe | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malakuta | 23 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Copenhagen | 24 | Constanza | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Naldera | 24 | Sydney | - | - | - | Traps | 4 | - | |
| Norman Star | 24 | Buenos Aires | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kohistan | 24 | Busra | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Roverbella | 27 | Sfax | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jutlandia | 27 | Bangkok | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1230 | Weimar | 27 | Bralia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diplomat | 27 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Morvada | 27 | Bombay | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| San Mario | 27 | Braila | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bulgarian | 27 | Constantinople | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cordillera | 27 | Buenos Aires | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Segura | 28 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hakuran Maru | 28 | Kobe | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hennaway Bros | 28 | Algiers | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1240 | Karmala | 28 | Kobe | - | - | - | Traps | - | - |
| Elpenor | 28 | Shanghai | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| William Penn | 29 | Manila | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Palamed | 29 | Java | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| City of Norwich | 29 | Hankow | - | - | - | Traps | 7 | - | |
| Magdapur | 29 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Baronesa | 30 | La Plata | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
| Clan Macindoe | 30 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Novara | 30 | Ditto | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| City of Cairo | 30 | Ditto | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| 1250 | Mooltan | Dec. 1 | Bombay | - | - | - | Traps | - | - |
| Trevose | 2 | Bahia Blanca | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Markara | 4 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps & Poison | - | - | |
| Tyrrhenia | 4 | New York | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ostmark | 4 | Syracuse | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Clan Macniel | 4 | Calcutta | - | - | - | Traps | - | - | |
| Goncalo Velho | 4 | St. Michaels | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Carried forward | 6,681 | ||||||||