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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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Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Rats—
| Date Fumigated. 1925. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Fumigation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3 | ss. "Swift," London, 132,632. | Owner's request. | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | 12 |
| „ 4 | ss. "London Merchant," London, 147,482. | American Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Not known. |
| „ 9 | ss. "Rotorua," London, 132,607. | „ | „ | 20 |
| „ 9 | ss. "Minnetonka," Belfast, 145,438. | „ | „ | 31 |
| „ 14 | ss. "Diogenes," Aberdeen, 144,814. | Australian Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Restorer," London, 143,874. | American Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Baltabor," London, 144,673. | Rat infested | „ | 34 |
| „ 19 | ss. "Mandala," Glasgow, 137,806. | Owner's request. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 25 | ss. "Albania," Liverpool, 143,704. | American Regulations. | „ | 29 |
| „ 28 | ss. "Steel Trader," New York. | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 29 | ss. "Tekoa," London, 145,994. | „ | „ | Nil. |
| May 4 | ss. "London Commerce," London, 146,693. | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Remuera," Plymouth, 124,590. | „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Not known. |
| „ 29 | ss. "Themistocles," Aberdeen, 129,349. | Australian Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Not known. |
| „ 30 | ss. "London Mariner," London, 146,553. | American Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| June 1 | ss. "Manela," Glasgow, 144,250. | Destruction of Rats. | „ | 27 |
| „ 5 | ss. "Nevasa," Glasgow, 133,102. | Destruction of Vermin. | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | 31 |
| „ 11 | ss. "Southwestern Miller,' Liverpool, 137,462. | American Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Not known. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Turakina," Plymouth, 145,998. | „ | „ | Not known. |
| „ 13 | ss. "Bolingbroke," London, 140,349. | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Jervis Bay," Sydney, 150,187. | Destruction of Vermin. | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Not known. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Jervis Bay," Sydney, 150,187. | Destruction of Vermin. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Tainui," Southampton, 124,507. | Destruction of Rats | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 87 |
| July 2 | ss. "Hororata," Plymouth, 132,757. | American Regulations. | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Not known. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Lord Harrington," London, 143,272. | Rat infested | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 69 |
| „ 4 | ss. "Euripides," Aberdeen, 133,648. | Australian Regulations. | „ | 6 mice. |
| „ 9 | ss. "Maimoa," Southampton, 143,582. | „ | „ | 22 |
| „ 10 | ss. "Tasmania," Plymouth, 143,348. | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Ruahine," Plymouth, 124,582. | American Regulations. | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | 40 |
| ss. "Meropi," Cardiff, 145,707. | Rat infested | To be fumigated on arrival in River Tvne. | - |