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City of London 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXX.
ANALYSIS OF THE RETURN OF RATS EXAMINED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.
| Dock. | No. from each Dock. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Found Dead. | Trapped. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | Infected. | Non-Infected. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock | 284 | - | 284 | m.d. | m.r | m.a | m.m. | m.d. 253 | m.r. 31 | m.a. | m.m. | 284 | m.d. | m.r. | m.a. | m.m. | m.d. 253 | m.r. 31 | m.a. | m.m. | Found Dead. | Trapped | Found Dead. | rrappod. 284 | |
| Royal Albert Dock | 295 | 1 | 294 | 1 | - | - | - | 211 | 64 | 19 | — | — | 295 | — | — | — | — | 212 | 64 | 19 | — | — | — | l | 294 |
| West India Dock | 52 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 |
| East India Dock | 38 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 |
| Victoria Dock | 205 | 1 | 204 | 1 | — | — | — | 144 | 52 | 8 | — | — | 205 | — | — | — | — | 145 | 52 | 8 | — | — | — | l | 204 |
| Tilbury Dock | 335 | 8 | 327 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 185 | 140 | 2 | — | *6 | 329 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 185 | 140 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 327 |
| King George V. Dock | 11 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 118 | 2 | 116 | 2 | — | — | — | 88 | 28 | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 116 |
| South West India Dock | 29 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
| London & St. Katharine Docks | 50 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 |
| Unknown | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 1,420 | 13 | 1,407 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 979 | 399 | 29 | — | 6 | 1,414 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 984 | 399 | 31 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 1,407 | |
| 1,420 | 1,420 | 1,420 | 1,420 | 1,420 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| * From a vessel in Tilbury Dock. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M.D. = Mus decumanus (Norvegicus). M.R.= Mus Rattus. M.A. = Mus alexandrinus. M.M. = Mus musculus.