London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

City of London 1928

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

This page requires JavaScript

Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Rats— continued.

Date Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
Mar. 31ss."Ruahine"American RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.1
„ 31ss."Minnewaska"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.31
ss."Kurdistan"Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed to South Shields to be fumigated there.Not known.
April 6ss."Port Caroline"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.12
„ 7ss."Minne tonka"„ „„ „23
„ 12ss."Treherbert"Rat Infested„ „93
„ 12ss."Cumberland"American Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 14ss."Orvieto'Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 17ss."Lancastria"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
17ss."Ferndale"Australian Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 18ss."Tekoa"American Regulations„ „Nil.
,, 21ss."Athelmere"Owners' requestFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 24ss."London Corporation" American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 27ss."Berrima"Australian Regulations„ „222
May 2ss."Largs Bay"„ „„ „Nil.
-ss."Demetrios Pandelis'Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed to Barry to be fumigated ther.Nil.
„ 4ss."Nortonian"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.83
„ 5ss."Mamilius"„ „„ „58
„ 6ss."City of Alexandria"Owners' requestFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.35
-ss."Harpalion"Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed to a South Wales port to be fumigated there.Not known.
„ 12ss."Matatua"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.34
„ 12/ 13ss."Ormonde"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 17ss."Azul"Rat InfestedFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.93
„ 22ss."Rotorua"American RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.10
„ 22H.M.S. "Plumleaf "„ „„ „1
„ 22ss."Port Brisbane"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 29ss."Prometheus"Owners' request„ „Nil.
-ss."Southborough"Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed to Barry to be fumigated there.46
June 2ss."Sheaf-Mount"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.161
„ 6ss."Hobson's Bay"Australian Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 7ss."Ruapehu"American RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 8ss."Maryland"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.24
„ 9ss."Borda"Australian Regulations„ „320
„ 9ss."Osterley"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 10ss."Merkara"„ „„ „Not known.
„ 12ss."Beaverburn"Canadian RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 13ss."Christian Bors"Owners' request„ „75
„ 13ss."Patani"„ „45
„ 18ss."London Exchange"Canadian Regulations(not supervised). Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.1
„ 19ss."Wynacre"Rat Infested„ „63
„ 21ss."Beaverdale"Canadian Regulations„ „Nil.