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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXII.—Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Rats.
| Date Fumigated. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Fumigation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. | ||||
| - | ss. "Umzumbi," London, 118392. | Rat Infested | To be fumigated on discharge of cargo. Fumigated in Dunkirk. | - |
| Jan. 1 | ss. "Demodocus," Liverpool, 131435. | Australian Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 1 | ss. "Turakina," Plymouth, 145998. | American Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 1 | ss. "Tongariro," Plymouth, 146002. | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 2 | ss. "Esperence Bay," Fremantle, 140148. | Australian Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| — | ss. "Cheniston," London, 135163. | Rat Infested | To be fumigated in Newport, Mon. | - |
| „ 7 | ss. "Morocco," Hull, 113576. | Owner's Request. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 21 |
| „ 9 | ss."Lord Londonderry," Belfast, 144408. | Rat Infested | „ | Not known. |
| „ 11 | ss. "Brecon," London, 142305. | American Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Osterley," Glasgow, 128287. | Owner's Request. | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Rotorua," London, 132607. | American Regulations. | „ | 2 |
| „ 27 | ss. "Moreton Bay," Brisbane, 130169. | Australian Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Ormonde," Glasgow, 141866. | „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas (" Zyklon B."). | Nil. |
| Feb. 5 | ss. "Tekoa," Plymouth, 145994. | American Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. Nil. |
| „ 6 | ss. "Adrastus," Liverpool, 147201. | „ | „ | |
| „ 6 | ss. "Nevisian," Liverpool, 131453. | „ | „ | 19 |
| „ 13 | ss. "Oronsay," Glasgow, 147948. | Australian Regulations. | „ | Not known. |
| „ 26 | ss. "Minnetonka," Belfast, 145438. | American Regulations. | „ | 41 |
| „ 26 | ss. "Jervis Bav," Sydney, 150187. | Australian Regulations. | „ | Not known. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Remuera," Plymouth, 124590. | American Regulations. | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Orama," Barrow, 146024. | Australian Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| Mar. 4 | ss. "Bisley," London, 132802. | Rat Infested | „ | 5 |
| „ 9 | ss. "Ormuz," London, 144399. | Australian Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Minnewaska," Belfast, 145433. | American Regulations. | „ | 27 |
| „ 19 | ss. "Orsova," Glasgow, 128278. | Australian Regulations. | „ | 2 |
| „ 19 | ss. "Dundrum Castle," London, 144297. | American Regulations. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 19 | ss. "Hobson's Bay," Melbourne, 151802. | Australian Regulations. | „ | Not known. |
| „ 20 | ss. "London Exchange," London, 145884. | American Regulations. | „ | 11 |
| „ 20 | ss. "Hororata," Plymouth, 132757. | „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
| - | ss. "Rhodesian Transport," W. Hartlepool, 135913. | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to Newport, Mon., for fumigation. | 291 |
| „ 28 | ss. "Culebra," Liverpool, 140660. | Owner's Request | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | 34 |
| „ 28 | ss. "Barbadian," Liverpool, 140626. | American Regulations. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 3 rats and 15 mice. |
| — | ss. "Lord Harrington," London, 143272. | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to Antwerp for fumigation. | Not known. |
| - | ss. "City of Sparta," Glasgow, 106082. | „ | Hull Port Sanitary Authority notified of condition. | 68 (caught in traps and poisoned). |
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