London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
This page requires JavaScript
Measures of Rat Destruction on Vessels from Plague.infected Ports (other than those included in Table G) arriving in the Port during 1928, and number of Certificates issued in respect of such Vessels.
| Total Number of Vessels arriving from Plague. infected ports. | Number of such Vessels fumigated by S02. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of such Vessels fumigated by HON. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of such Vessels on which Trapping, Poisoning, &c., were employed. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of such Vessels on which measures of Rat Destruction were not employed. | Number of Fumigation Certificates issued on Form “Port 11.“ | Number of other Certificates issued. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deratisation. | Exemption. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 1,165 | 21 | 1,226 | Nil | Nil | 1,165 | 3,750 | Nil | 7 | 37 | 10 |
Measures of Rat Destruction on Vessels (other than those included in Tables G and H) and number of Certificates issued in respect of such Vessels during 1928.
| N umber of Vessels Fumigated by S02. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of Vessels Fumigated by HCN. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of Vessels on which Trapping, Poisoning, &c., were employed. | Number of Dead Pats recovered. | Number of Certificates issued on Form “Port 11.” | Number of other Certificates issued. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deratisation. | Exemption. | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 107 | 3,516 | 47 | 316 | No record. | No record. | 49 | 27 | 61 “ Port 10.” |
| 43 Local. | ||||||||
| 45 Rat Precautions. | ||||||||
| 149 Total. | ||||||||
For details of Fumigation of Vessels, see Appendix XXXI.
For details of Deratisation Exemption Certificates, see Appendix XXXIII.
VI.—HYGIENE OF CREWS' SPACES. TABLE J.—Classification of Nuisances.
| Nationality of Vessel. | Number inspected during 1928. | Defects of original construction. | Structural defects through wear and tear. | Dirt, Vermin and other conditions prej udicial to health. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British | 11,385 | 126 defects on 64 vessels. | 283 defects on 151 vessels | 1,463 defects. |
| Other Nations | 4,566 | None reported | None reported | |
| See Appendices XXXIV., XXXV. and XXXVf. | ||||
VII.—FOOD INSPECTION.
(1) Action under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925, resulted in 6,018 tons 3 cwts. 1 qr. 22 lbs. of unsound food being destroyed or disposed of for industrial purposes.
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling down (recovery of Fats, &c.) | 180 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| Cattle and Poultry Foods | 1,299 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Distillation | 23 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Refining | 4,250 | 18 | 2 | 17 |
| Experiment (laboratory work) | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Exportation | 77 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| Confectionery | — | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Soap.making | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| Jam.making | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Removed to other districts | 41 | 16 | 2 | 9 |
| Destroyed—Buried | 119 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| „ Burnt | 13 | 15 | 2 | 25 |
| Total weight | 6,018 | 3 | 1 | 22 |