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