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City of London 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXXII.
ANALYSIS OF THE EETUEN OF RATS EXAMINED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1927.
| Dock. | No. from each Dock. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | M.D. | M.R. | M.A. | M.M. | M.D. | M.R. 1 | l.A. | M.M. | Found Dead. T | rapped. | Fouud Dead. | Trapped. | ||||||
| Millwall Dock | 272 | - | 272 | - | - | - | - | 230 | 42 | — | — | — | 272 | — | — | - | - | 230 | 42 | - | — | - | - | _ | 272 |
| Royal Albert Dock | 428 | 1 | 427 | 1 | — | — | — | 280 | 147 | — | — | — | 428 | — | — | — | — | 281 | 147 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 427 |
| West India Dock | 32 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | — | - | 32 |
| East India Dock | 90 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 25 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 25 | — | — | — | — | - | 90 |
| Victoria Dock | 415 | 22 | 393 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 243 | 150 | — | — | 5 | 410 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 256 | 154 | — | — | 4 | l | 18 | 392 |
| Tilbury Dock | 476 | — | 476 | — | — | — | — | 330 | 146 | — | — | — | 476 | — | — | — | — | 330 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | 476 |
| King George V. Dock | 41 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 41 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 81 | 4 | 77 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 57 | 20 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 77 |
| South-West India Dock | 36 | — | 36 | — | - | — | — | 18 | 18 | . — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| London & St. Katharine Docks | 187 | 17 | 170 | — | 17 | — | — | 101 | 69 | — | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 170 |
| Bellamy's Wharf | 32 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 |
| Unknown | 20 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 2,110 | 53 | 2,057 | 22 | 31 | — | — | 1,368 | 685 | 1 | — | 5 | 2,105 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1,388 | 716 | 1 | — | 4 | l | 47 | 2,058 | |
| 2.110 | 2,110 | 2.110 | 2.110 | 2.110 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M.D. = Mus decumanus (Norvegicus). M.R.= Mus Eattus. M.A. = Mus alexandrinus, M.M. = Mus musculus.