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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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—
| Date Fumigated. 1928. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Fumigation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 18 | ss. | "Baltara" | Owners' request for a Deratisation Certificate | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic . Acid Gas. | (2 Mice) |
| „ 18 | ss. | "Coptic" | „ „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 19 | ss. | "Port Fremantle" | „ „ | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 20 | ss. | "Stentor" | „ „ | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 22 | ss. | "Baltonia" | „ „ | Fumigated with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. | Nil. |
| „ 22 | ss. | "Glengorm Castle" | Eat infested | „ „ | 6 |
| „ 24 | ss. | "Otranto" | Owners' request for a Deratisation Certificate | „ „ | Nil. |
| „ 29 | ss. | "Benalla" | „ „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 208 |
APPENDIX XXXII. -Eat Precautions.
In accordance with the Order of your Worshipful Committee, certificates specifying the precautions taken to prevent the ingress of rats from shore to ship, while in the Port, were issued in respect of the following vessels -
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel. | Where lying. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | ss. | ''Orotava" | East India Dock. |
| „ 7 | ss. | "Largs Bay" | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 11 | ss. | ''Themistocies" | „ „ |
| ,, 14 | ss. | ''Argual" | East India Dock. |
| „ 18 | ss. | "Pakeha" | Royal Albert Dock. |
| ,, 21 | ss. | ''Telde" | East India Dock. |
| ,, 21 | ss. | "Fordsdale" | King George V. Dock. |
| ,, 28 | ss. | "Orotava" | East India Dock. |
| Feb. 4 | ss. | "Argual" | „ „ |
| ,, 4 | ss. | "Hobson's Bay" | King George V. Dock. |
| ,, 9 | ss. | ''Mamari" | „ „ |
| ,, 11 | ss. | "Telde" | East India Dock. |
| ,, 15 | ss. | ''Maimoa" | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 16 | ss. | "Mississippi" "Orotava" | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 18 | ss. | East India Dock. | |
| „ 25 | ss. | "Esperance Bay" | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 27 | ss. | "Argual" | East India Dock. |
| Mar. 3 | ss. | "Telde" | „ „ |
| „ 12 | ss. | "Orotava" | „ „ |
| ,, 13 | ss. | "City of Manila" | King George V. Dock. |
| „ 17 | ss. | ''Argual" | East India Dock. |
| „ 17 | ss. | "Missouri" | Eoyal Albert Dock. |
| „ 24 | ss. | "Telde" | East India Dock. |
| „ 31 | ss. | "Jervis Bay" | King George V. Dock. |
| April 4 | ss. | "Bolivian" | Eoyal Albert Dock. |
| „ 18 | ss. | "Tairoa" | King George V. Dock. |
| ,, 24 | ss. | "Ferndale" | „ „ |
| May 15 | ss. | "Largs Bay" | „ „ |
| „ 17 | ss. | ''City of Winchester" | „ „ |
| „ 25 | ss. | "Moreton Bay" | „ „ |
| June 9 | ss. | "Hobson's Bay" | „ „ |
| ,, 12 | ss. | '' Matatua " | „ „ |
| July 4 | ss. | " Esperance Bay " | „ „ |
| 4 | ss. | " Minnesota " | „ „ |
| „ 11 | ss. | " Herminius " | „ „ |
| „ 26 | ss. | " Minnewaska " | „ „ |
| Aug. 3 | ss. | " Jervis Bay " | „ „ |
| ,, 9 | ss. | '' Minnetonka " | „ „ |
| „ 18 | ss. | " Zealandic " | „ „ |
| „ 31 | ss. | " Ferndale " | „ „ |
| Sept. 14 | ss. | " Largs Bay " | „ „ |
| „ 27 | ss. | " Nortonian " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| Oct. 1 | ss. | "Moreton Bay" | King George V. Dock. |
| ,, 15 | ss. | " Norwegian " | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 25 | ss. | "Maryland" | „ „ |