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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.
SS."TJmkuzi"Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed to Hamburg to be fumigated there.21
Sept. 29/ 30SS."Oronsay"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid.14
-ss."Uba"Rat InfestedAllowed to proceed ; to be fumigated on return to this Port.-
Oct. 4ss."Missouri"American RegulationsFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.21
„ 5ss."Hobson's Bay"Owners' request for a Deratisation Certificate.Nil.
„ 6ss."Taranaki"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 6ss."Rotorua"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid.16
„ 6/7ss."Harpalion"Rat InfestedFumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.48
„ 9ss."London Merchant"Owners' request for a Deratisation Certificate.„ „Nil.
„ 13ss."Osterley"Australian RegulationsFumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid.Nil.
„ 19ss."Port Hobart"Owners' request for a Deratisation CertificateFumigated with Sulphur i. Dioxide.Nil.
„ 22ss."Ruapehu"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 11/30ss. )"Mantua"„ „Deratised by trapping29
„ 28ss."Northumberland"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 28ss."Berrima"„ „„ „65
„ 29*Ba. "Faith"Rat Infested„ „5
„30ss."Teal"Owners' request for a Deratisation CertificateFumigated with Hydrocyanic ). Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 31ss."Portloe"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.4
Nov. 1ss."Diadem"Rat Infested„ „43
„ 3ss."Remuera"Owners' request for a Deratisation CertificateFumigated with Hydrocyanic i. Acid Gas.1
„ 3ss."Mahana"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.18
„ 5ss."Orama"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.1
„ 9ss."Barrabool"„ „Funligated with Sulphur Dioxide.57
„ 10ss."Caronia"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 17ss."Esperance Bay"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 21ss."Nortonian"„ „„ „23
„ 22ss."Middlemoor"Rat Infested„ „111
„ 23ss."Port Dunedin"Owners' request for a Deratisation Certificate„ „Nil.
„ 24ss."Grantully Castle"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.106
„ 24ss."Morea"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.281
„ 24ss."Fordsdale"„ „„ „16
„ 25ss,"Scottish Maiden"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 27ss."Port Gisborne"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.Nil.
„ 27ss."Gitano"„ „„ „61
„ 30ss."Flaminian"„ „„ „10
Dec. 1ss."Ausonia"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 1ss."Orsova"„ „Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 7ss.'"Borda"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.118
„ 9ss. 1"Beaverburn"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 8ss."Smolensk"„ „„ „113
„ 10ss. ■"Jervis Bay"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 12ss. '"Westmoreland"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 13ss."Nikoklis"Rat Infested„ „118
„ 14ss."Natia"Owner's request for a Deratisation Certificate.Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.Nil.
„ 15ss."Orvieto"„ „„ „Nil.
„ 17ss.'"New Colombia"„ „Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide.1
* No Certificate issued.