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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. Fumigatec | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Fumigation. | Action taken. | No. of Eats reported found dead after Fumigation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | ||||
| Nov.25 | ss. " Port Hobart " | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur | Nil. |
| Dioxide. | ||||
| Dec. 3 | ss. " Westmoreland " | „ „ | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 5 | ss. " Burdale " | „ „ | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 5 | ss. " Middlesex " | „ „ | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 7 | ss. " Balfour " | Canadian Regulations | „ „ | Not known. |
| „ 10 | ss. " Herminius " | American Regulations | „ „ | 43 |
| „ 12 | ss. " Treherbert " | Rat Infested | „ „ | 107 |
| „ 16 | ss. " Malatian " | Owner's request | „ „ | Not known. |
| „ 17 | ss. " London Exchange " | American Regulations | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 17 | ss. " Orvieto " | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
| „ 23 | ss. " Rotorua " | American Regulations | „ „ | 13 |
| „ 28 | ss. " Largs Bay " | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 30/31 | ss. " Otranto " | „ „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
TABLE XXXIV.—Eat Precautions.
In accordance with the Order of your Worshipful Committee, Certificates required by various Governments, specifying the precautions taken to prevent the ingress of rats from shore to ship, while in the Port, were issued in respect of the following vessels
| Date. | Vessel. | Where lying. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927. | ||
| Jan. 5 | ss. " Largs Bay " | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 10 | ss. " Mississippi " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 11 | ss. " Delphic " | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Horatius " | „ „ |
| „ 21 | ss. " Hobson's Bay " | „ „ |
| „ 28 | ss. " Esperance Bay " | „ „ |
| Feb. 1 | ss. " Bay State " | Surrey Commercial Dock. |
| „ 4 | ss. " Minnekahda " | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 14 | ss. " Moreton Bay " | „ „ |
| „ 15 | ss. " City of Melbourne " | „ „ |
| Mar. 7 | ss. " Fordsdale " | „ „ |
| „ 11 | ss. " Norwegian " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 16 | ss. " Tairoa " | „ „ |
| „ 28 | ss. " Nevisian " | „ „ |
| „ 31 | ss. " London Exchange " | Surrey Commercial Dock. |
| April 1 | ss. " Missouri " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 11 | ss. " Mamilius " | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Ferndale " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Minnewaska " | King George V. Dock. |
| May 5 | ss. " Minnetonka " | „ „ |
| „ 6 | ss. " Largs Bay " | „ „ |
| „ 10 | ss. " Otira " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 25 | ss. " Ausonia " | Surrey Commerical Dock. |
| „ 26 | ss. " Minnesota " | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 30 | ss. " Hobson's Bay " | „ „ |
| June 8 | ss. " City of Winchester " | „ „ |
| „ 10 | ss. " Esperance Bay " | „ „ |
| „ 23 | ss. " Barbadian " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| July 6 | ss. " Maimoa " | „ „ |
| „ 8 | ss. " Moreton Bay " | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 21 | ss. " Fordsdale " | „ „ |
| „ 27 | ss. " Idomeneus " | „ „ |
| Aug. 3 | ss. " Delphic " | „ „ |
| „ 20 | ss. " Ferndale " | „ „ |
| „ 23 | ss. " Raranga " | „ „ |
| „ 30 | ss. " Mahia " | „ „ |
| Sept. 1 | ss. " Norwegian " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 9 | ss. " Largs Bay " | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 28 | ss. " Tairoa " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 28 | Ss. " London Commerce " | Surrey Commercial Dock. |
| „ 29 | ss. " Hobson's Bay " | King George V. Dock. |