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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TABLE XXVII.
Return of Rats Examined.—1924.
Dock. | No. | Classification of Species. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m.d. | m.r. | m.a. | m.m. | |||
Millwall Dock | 299 | 258 | 38 | 3 | — | |
Royal Albert Dock | 347 | 177 | 169 | 1 | — | |
West India Dock | 85 | 50 | 34 | 1 | — | |
East India Dock | 107 | 56 | 51 | — | — | |
Victoria Dock | 325 | 252 | 73 | — | — | |
Tilbury Dock | 433 | 302 | 131 | — | — | |
King George V. Dock | 260 | 117 | 136 | 7 | — | |
Surrey Commercial Dock | 162 | 121 | 41 | — | ||
South-West India Dock | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | — | |
East Wood Wharf | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | ||
Bellamy's Wharf | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Unknown Dock | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
2,055 | 1,354 | 688 | 13 | — | ||
Table of Classification. | ||||||
M.D. Mus decumanus (Norvegious) | 1,354 | |||||
M.R. Mus Ratus | 688 | |||||
M.A. Mus alexandrinus | 13 | |||||
M.M. Mus musculus | — | |||||
Total | 2,055 | |||||
Return of Rats Found Dead or Trapped. | ||||||
Dock. | Total. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | |||
Millwall Dock | 299 | — | 299 | |||
Royal Albert Dock | 347 | 1 | 346 | |||
West India Dock | 85 | — | 85 | |||
East India Dock | 107 | — | 107 | |||
Victoria Dock | 325 | 2 | 323 | |||
Tilbury Dock | 433 | — | 433 | |||
King George V. Dock | 260 | — | 260 | |||
Surrey Commercial Dock | 162 | 8 | 154 | |||
South-West India Dock | 28 | — | 28 | |||
East Wood Wharf | 5 | — | 5 | |||
Bellamy's Wharf | 1 | — | 1 | |||
Unknown Dock | 3 | — | 3 | |||
2,055 | 11 | 2,044 | ||||
Found Dead | 11 | |||||
Trapped | 2,044 | |||||
Total | 2,055 | |||||
Analysis of Non-Infected Rats. | ||||||
Dock. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Classification of Species. | |||
M.D. | M.R. | m.a. | M.M. | |||
Millwall Dock | — | 299 | 258 | 38 | 3 | — |
Royal Albert Dock | l | 346 | 177 | 169 | 1 | — |
West India Dock | — | 85 | 50 | 34 | 1 | — |
East India Dock | — | 107 | 56 | 51 | — | — |
Victoria Dock | 2 | 323 | 252 | 73 | — | — |
Tilbury Dock | — | 433 | 302 | 131 | — | — |
King George V. Dock | — | 260 | 117 | 136 | 7 | — |
Surrey Commercial Dock | 8 | 154 | 121 | 41 | — | — |
South-West India | — | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | — |
East Wood Wharf | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Bellamy's Wharf | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Unknown Dock | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
11 | 2,044 | 1,354 | 688 | 13 | — |