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City of London 1928

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

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Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Eats— continued.

Date. Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
June 21ss."Remuera"American RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 22ss."Port Napier"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.20
„ 23ss."Baradine"Australian Regulations„ „85
„ 26ss."Port Adelaide"American Regulations„ „10
„ 26ss."Zachariosa"Rat Infested„ „87
„ 27ss."Esperance Bay"Australian Regulations„ „Not known.
July 4ss."Port Victor"American Regulations„ „11
„ 5ss."Port Campbell"it ff„ „Nil.
„ 9ss."Zealandic"Australian Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 14ss."Westmoreland"American RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 14ss."Orama"Australian Regulations„ „9
„ 16ss."Palma"Deratisation CertificateFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.40
„ 18ss."Fordsdale"Australian Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 21ss."Orsova"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 24ss."Qurakina"American Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 26ss."Jervis Bay"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 27s3."Port Dunedin"American Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 28ss."Valemoor"tt it„ „Nil.
„ 29ss."Malda"Owners' requestFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 29ss."Ingoma"Rat InfestedFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.19
Aug. 6ss."Port Auckland"American Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 7ss."Campos"Rat Infested„ „166
-ss."Whitegate"Allowed to proceed to Cardiff to be fumigated.-
-ss."Milton"„ „30
„ 7ss."Llanstephan Castle"Deratisation CertificateFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.95
„ 11ss."London Mariner"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 11ss."Orvieto"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 14ss."Demodocus"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 18ss."Rimutaka"American RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.1
„ 21ss."Fern dale"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 28ss."Ruahine"American RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 25ss."Port Sydney"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.73
Sept. 5ss."Germaine L.D."Rat Infested„ „158
„ 7ss."Largs Bay"Australian Regulations„ „Not known.
„ 8ss."Raranga"American Regulations„ „42
„ 9ss."Crane"Deratisation Certificate„ „7
„ 9ss."Otranto"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
11h.:M.S. "Orangeleaf"Owners' request„ „Nil.
,, 15ss."Ormonde"Australian Regulations„ „Nil.
„ 15ss."London Corporation" American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.3
„ 21ss."Argyllshire"Owners' request„ „49
-ss."Clan Macindoe"Rat InfestedVessel with part cargo for Dunkirk. If insisted on, fumigation will take place in Dunkirk, otherwise the operation will be carried out on arrival at Swansea.-
„ 22ss."Moreton Bay"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.14
ss."Killoran"Rat InfestedRatcatcher employed during discharge of cargo.-
„ 25ss."Port Wellington"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 28ss."Argyllshire"Deratisation Certificate„ „47