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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXVII.
Return of Rats Examined.—1925.
| Dock. | No. | M.D. | Classification of Species. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | |||
| Mill wall Dock | 291 | 228 | 61 | 2 | - |
| Royal Albert Dock | 311 | 168 | 140 | 3 | - |
| West India Dock | 91 | 63 | 28 | — | - |
| East India Dock | 164 | 99 | 63 | 2 | - |
| Victoria Dock | 146 | 74 | 69 | 3 | - |
| Tilbury Dock | 564 | 443 | 116 | 5 | - |
| King George V. Dock | 121 | 63 | 55 | 3 | - |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 170 | 137 | 33 | — | - |
| South-West India Dock | 37 | 21 | 16 | — | - |
| East Wood Wharf | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | - |
| Thames Ltd. Dry Dock | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | - |
| Unknown Dock | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | - |
| 1,929 | 1,320 | 591 | 18 | - | |
| Table of Classification. | |||||
| M.D. | VIus decumanus (Norvegious) | 1,320 | |||
| M.R. | Mus Ratus | 591 | |||
| M.A. | Mus alexandrinus | 18 | |||
| M.M. | Mus musculus | - | |||
| Total | 1,929 | ||||
Return of Rats Found Dead or Trapped.
| Dock. | Total. | Found Dead. | Trapped. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock | 291 | - | 291 |
| Royal Albert Dock | 311 | - | 311 |
| West India Dock | 91 | - | 91 |
| East India Dock | 164 | - | 164 |
| Victoria Dock | 146 | - | 146 |
| Tilbury Dock | 564 | - | 564 |
| King George V. Dock | 121 | - | 121 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 170 | - | 170 |
| South-West India Dock | 37 | - | 37 |
| East Wood Wharf | 15 | - | 15 |
| Thames Ltd. Dry Dock | 9 | - | 9 10 |
| Unknown Dock | 10 | - | |
| 1,929 | - | 1,929 | |
| Trapped | 1,929 | ||
| Found Dead | Nil | ||
| Total | 1,929 | ||
Analysis of Non-Infected Rats.
| Dock. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | M.D. | Classification of Species. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | ||||
| Millwall Dock | - | 291 | 228 | 61 | 2 | - |
| Royal Albert Dock | - | 311 | 168 | 140 | 3 | - |
| West India Dock | - | 91 | 63 | 28 | — | - |
| East India Dock | - | 164 | 99 | 63 | 2 | - |
| Victoria Dock | - | 146 | 74 | 69 | 3 | - |
| Tilbury Dock | - | 564 | 443 | 116 | 5 | - |
| King George V. Dock | - | 121 | 63 | 5.5 | 3 | - |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | - | 170 | 137 | 33 | — | - |
| South-West India Dock | - | 37 | 21 | 16 | — | - |
| East Wood Wharf | - | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | - |
| Thames Ltd. Dry Dock | - | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | - |
| Unknown Dock | - | 19 | 7 | 3 | — | - |
| - | 1,929 | 1,320 | 591 | 18 | - | |
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