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City of London 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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APPENDIX XXXI.— Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Rats.

Date Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
Jan.5ss."Port Albany"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
it7ss."Campeador"Spanish RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.15
7ss."St. Dunstan"Rat InfestedFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.208
9ss."Port Victor"American Regulations„ „Nil.
10ss."Port Adelaide"„ „„ „Nil.
10ss."Ruapehu"„ „„ „Nil.
11ss."Port Gisborne"„ „„ „Nil.
12ss." Fordsdale "Australian Regulations„ „Nil.
13ss."Somerset"American Regulations„ „Nil.
14ss."Ormonde"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
16ss."Abedare"Rat InfestedFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.84
19ss."Harperley"tt„ „83
19/ 22ss."Hobson's Bay"Australian RegulationsPart fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide and part with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
20ss."Port Darwin"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
21ss."Palma"Rat Infested„ „61
23ss."Baltabor"Demonstration of special method of fumigation.Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas (" Sanos " gas).5
28ss."Oronsay"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
31ss."Glaciere"Owners' requestFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Not known
Feb.4ss."Remuera"American Regulations„ „Nil.
7ss."Tongariro"„ „„ „Nil.
8ss."Port Nicholson"„ „„ „15
10ss."Port Fremantle"„ „„ „Nil.
11ss."Osterley"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
11ss."Marloch"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.65
14ss."Port Auckland"„ „„ „Nil.
14/ 1 Kss."Marietta"Rat Infested„ „127
lo 14ss."Eurymedon"Australian Regulations„ „Nil.
15ss."Esperance Bay"„ „„ „Nil.
16ss."Port Hardy"American Regulations„ „19
18ss."Marburn"„ „„ „54
18ss."London Mariner"„ „„ „Nil.
19ss."Beltana"Australian Regulations„ „241
20ss."Clan Macaulay"Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed to Glasgow Not known, to be fumigated on completion of discharge.
-ss."Seapool"Allowed to proceed to Barry to be fumigated on discharge of cargo.5 5
25ss."Orama"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.1
Mar3ss."Port Denison"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.35
10ss."Minnesota"„ „„ „204
13ss."Hororata"„ „„ „Nil.
15ss."Port Dune din"„ „„ „Nil.
16ss."Port Curtis"„ „„ „Nil.
17ss."Port Wellington"„ „„ „9
23ss."Norwegian"„ „„ „Nil.
23ss."Tairoa"„ „„ „47
26ss."Jervis Bay"Australian Regulations„ „Not known.
26ss."Orsova"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
29ss."Rimutaka"American RegulationsNil.
ss."Cymric Queen"Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed to Cardiff to be fumigated there.Not known.