London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
This page requires JavaScript
Analysis of Infected Rats.
| Dock. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Classification of Species. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | |||
| Millwall Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Royal Albert Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West India Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East India Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victoria Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tilbury Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| King George V. Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South-West India Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Wood Wharf | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bellamy's Wharf | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unknown Dock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Analysis of Rats Found Dead.
| Dock. | Found Dead. | Classification of Species. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | ||
| Millwall Dock | — | — | —- | — | — |
| Royal Albert Dock | l | — | 1 | — | — |
| West India Dock | —- | — | — | — | — |
| East India Dock | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victoria Dock | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Tilbury Dock | — | — | — | — | — |
| King George V. Dock | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| South-West India Dock | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Wood Wharf | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bellamy's Wharf | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unknown Dock | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | _ | _ | |
M.D 3
M.R 8
M.A —
M.M —
Total 11
Analysis of Rats Trapped.
| Dock. | Trapped. | Classification of Species. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | ||
| Millwall Dock | 299 | 258 | 38 | 3 | — |
| Royal Albert Dock | 346 | 177 | 168 | 1 | — |
| West India Dock | 85 | 50 | 34 | 1 | — |
| East India Dock | 107 | 56 | 51 | — | — |
| Victoria Dock | 323 | 252 | 71 | — | — |
| Tilbury Dock | 433 | 302 | 131 | — | |
| King George V. Dock | 260 | 117 | 136 | 7 | — |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 154 | 118 | 36 | — | — |
| South-West India Dock | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | — |
| East Wood Wharf | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Bellamy's Wharf | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Unknown Dock | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2,044 | 1,351 | 680 | 13 | — | |
M.D 1,351
M.R 680
M.A 13
M.M —
Total 2,044