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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Rats—continued.
| Date. Fumigated | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Fumigation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | ||||
| July 28 | ss. " Raranga " | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 34 |
| „ 23 | ss. " Middlesex " | „ „ | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 27 | ss: " Brandenberg " | Canadian Regulations | „ „ | Not known. |
| „ 29 | ss. " Mahia " | American Regulations | „ „ | 64 |
| „ 30 | ss. " Nortonian " | „ „ | „ „ | 31 |
| Aug. 6 | ss. " Ruapehu " | „ „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | 3 |
| „ 8 | ss. " Rotorua " | „ „ | „ „ | 3 |
| „ 11 | ss. " Rossetti" | Rat Infested | „ „ | 150 |
| „ 13 | ss. " Ferndale " | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Tongariro " | American Regulations | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 22 | ss. " Tairoa " | Australian Regulations | „ „ | 71 |
| „ 22 | ss. " Orvieto " | „ „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | Nil. |
| „ 27 | ss. " Beltana " | „ „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 286 |
| „ 28 | ss. " London Mariner " | American Regulations | „ „ | Not known. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Phidias " | Rat Infested | „ „ | Not known. |
| Sept. 1 | ss. " Georgios M." | „ | „ „ | 97 |
| „ 1 | ss. " Largs Bay " | Australian Regulations | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 3 | ss. " Remuera " | American Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | Nil. |
| „10 | ss. " Otranto " | Australian Regulations | Nil. | |
| „ 14 | ss. " Brandon " | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 67 |
| „ 17 | ss. " Ormonde " | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | Nil. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Hobson's Bay " | „ „ | Cargo spaces fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 25 | „ | „ „ | Accommodation fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | Nil. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Mississippi" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 26 |
| „ 27 | ss. " Athelmere " | Rat Infested | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 7 |
| „ 28 | ss. " Carmania " | American Regulations | „ „ | 62 |
| Oct. 1 | ss. " Port Dunedin " | Australian Regulations | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 8 | ss. " Oronsay " | „ „ | „ „ | Nil. |
| — | ss. " Tregarthen " | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to Barry. | 115 |
| To be fumigated there. | ||||
| - | ss. " Darius " | „ | Allowed to proceed to Bristol Channel. To be fumigated there. | 134 |
| „ 11 | ss. " Esperance Bay " | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Not known. |
| — | ss. " Cambrian Maid " | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to Antwerp. To be fumigated there. | 164 |
| „ 14 | ss. " Missouri" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 38 |
| „ 14 | ss. " Brecon " | Canadian Regulations | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 15 | ss. " Osterley " | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | Nil. |
| „ 15 | ss. " Hororata " | American Regulations | „ „ | Not known. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Berwyn " | Canadian Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Not known. |
| „ 29 | ss. " Rimutaka " | American Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | 6 |
| Nov. 2 | ss. " Moreton Bay " | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 48 |
| „ 4 | ss. " Bothwell" | Canadian Regulations | „ „ | Not known. |
| „ 4 | ss. " Port Huon " | Australian Regulations | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 5 | ss. " Orama " | „ „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid. | Nil. |
| „ 7 | ss. " Ruahine " | American Regulations | „ „ | 32 |
| „ 12 | ss. " Otira " | „ „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 14 |
| „ 15 | ss. " Bolivian " | „ „ | „ „ | 56 |
| „ 18 | ss. " Jervis Bay " | Australian Regulations | „ „ | — |