Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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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. | |
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Mar. 31 | ss. | "Ruahine" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | 1 |
ss. | "Minnewaska" | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 31 | ||
ss. | "Kurdistan" | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to South Shields to be fumigated there. | Not known. | |
April 6 | ss. | "Port Caroline" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 12 |
„ 7 | ss. | "Minne tonka" | 23 | ||
„ 12 | ss. | "Treherbert" | Rat Infested | 93 | |
„ 12 | ss. | "Cumberland" | American Regulations | Nil. | |
„ 14 | ss. | "Orvieto' | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
„ 17 | ss. | "Lancastria" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
17 | ss. | "Ferndale" | Australian Regulations | Nil. | |
„ 18 | ss. | "Tekoa" | American Regulations | Nil. | |
,, 21 | ss. | "Athelmere" | Owners' request | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
„ 24 | ss. | "London Corporation | " American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
„ 27 | ss. | "Berrima" | Australian Regulations | 222 | |
May 2 | ss. | "Largs Bay" | Nil. | ||
- | ss. | "Demetrios Pandelis' | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to Barry to be fumigated ther. | Nil. |
„ 4 | ss. | "Nortonian" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 83 |
ss. | "Mamilius" | 58 | |||
„ 6 | ss. | "City of Alexandria" | Owners' request | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | 35 |
- | ss. | "Harpalion" | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to a South Wales port to be fumigated there. | Not known. |
„ 12 | ss. | "Matatua" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 34 |
„ 12/ 13 | ss. | "Ormonde" | Australian Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
ss. | "Azul" | Rat Infested | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 93 | |
„ 22 | ss. | "Rotorua" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | 10 |
„ 22 | H. | M.S. "Plumleaf " | 1 | ||
„ 22 | ss. | "Port Brisbane" | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. | |
„ 29 | ss. | "Prometheus" | Owners' request | Nil. | |
- | ss. | "Southborough" | Rat Infested | Allowed to proceed to Barry to be fumigated there. | 46 |
June 2 | ss. | "Sheaf-Mount" | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 161 | |
„ 6 | ss. | "Hobson's Bay" | Australian Regulations | Nil. | |
„ 7 | ss. | "Ruapehu" | American Regulations | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
„ 8 | ss. | "Maryland" | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 24 | |
ss. | "Borda" | Australian Regulations | 320 | ||
„ 9 | ss. | "Osterley" | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. | |
„ 10 | ss. | "Merkara" | Not known. | ||
„ 12 | ss. | "Beaverburn" | Canadian Regulations | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
„ 13 | ss. | "Christian Bors" | Owners' request | 75 | |
„ 13 | ss. | "Patani" | 45 | ||
ss. | "London Exchange" | Canadian Regulations | (not supervised). Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 1 | |
„ 19 | ss. | "Wynacre" | Rat Infested | 63 | |
„ 21 | ss. | "Beaverdale" | Canadian Regulations | Nil. |