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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXVIII. BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF EATS DURING 1930.
| Source. | Total Examined. | Black Rats. | Brown Rats. | Species Unknown. | Mice. | Rats Infected with Plague. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found Dead. | Trapped Poisoned, &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped, Poisoned. &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped, Poisoned &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped Poisoned, &c. | |||
| Vessels | 1,435 | 19 | 1,240 | 4 | 172 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| London Dock | 351 | — | 25 | 5 | 321 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| St. Katharine Dock | 455 | — | 77 | 2 | 376 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Regent's Canal Dock | 101 | — | 12 | 1 | 88 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 198 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 103 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Poplar Dock | 104 | — | 39 | — | 65 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| West India Dock | 190 | — | 129 | — | 61 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| South West India Dock | 68 | — | 31 | — | 37 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| East India Dock | 49 | — | 27 | — | 22 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Royal Victoria Dock | 394 | 4 | 216 | 4 | 170 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Royal Albert Dock | 288 | — | 21 | 1 | 266 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| King George V. Dock | 42 | — | 2 | — | 40 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Tilbury Dock | 56 | — | 34 | — | 22 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Millwall Dock | 397 | — | 124 | 1 | 272 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Totals | 4,128 | 25 | 2,069 | 19 | 2,015 | - | - | — | — | Nil. |
APPENDIX XXIX.
INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION. Deratisation Certificates.
The number issued during the period covered by this Report was 240:—
| Date 1930. | Name of Vessel. | Reason for Deratisation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation or Trapping. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | ss. "Port Victor " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 2 | ss. "Teal" | Rat Infested | 120 | |
| „ 3 | ss. "Raranga " | Owners' request for Certificate. | Nil. | |
| „ 3 | ss. "Meranhnio " | Rat Infested | 47 | |
| „ 4 | ss. "Sandgate Castle " | 67 | ||
| „5 | ss. "Afric Star " | Owners' request for Certificate. | Nil. | |
| ss. "Minnewaska " | Nil. | |||
| „ 7 | ss. "Bereby " | Rat Infested | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and trapped. | 47 (29 fum.) (18 trap) |
| „ 8 | ss. "Warszawa " | Owners' request for Certificate. | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide. | 14 |
| „ 9 | ss. "Lapwing " | Rat Infested | 28 | |
| „ 9 | ss. "Pangbourne " | 42 | ||
| „ 10 | ss. "Stuart Star " | Owners' request for Certificate. | Nil. | |
| „ 10 „ 11 | ss. "Zealandic " ss. "Corinthic " | Nil. Nil. | ||
| „ 12 | ss. "Madura " | Fumigated with hydrogen cyanide. | Nil. | |
| „ 12 | ss. "Almeda Star " | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide. | Nil. | |
| „ 13 | ss. "Uranienborg " | Rat Infested | 53 | |
| „ 13 | ss. "Port Hunter " | Owners' request for Certificate. | Nil. | |
| „ 14 | ss. "Arandora Star " | Fumigated with hydrogen cyanide. | Nil. |