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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXVI. BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF RATS DURING 1932.
| Source. | Total Examined. | Black Bats. | Brown Bats. | Species Unknown. | Mice. | Bats Infected with Plague. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found Dead. | Trapped Poisoned, &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped, Poisoned, &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped, Poisoned, &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped. Poisoned, &c. | |||
| Vessels | 725 | 2 | 697 | – | 26 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| London Dock | 316 | – | 38 | 8 | 270 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| St. Katharine Dock | 326 | – | 61 | – | 265 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Regent's Canal Dock | 37 | – | 2 | 1 | 34 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 149 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 91 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Poplar Dock | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| West India Dock | 27 | – | 8 | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | Nil |
| South West India Dock | 13 | – | 1 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| East India Dock | 12 | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Royal Victoria Dock | 97 | – | 71 | 5 | 21 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Royal Albert Dock | 59 | – | 10 | – | 49 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| King George V. Dock | 22 | – | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Tilbury Dock | 30 | – | 28 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Millwall Dock | 495 | – | 105 | – | 390 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
| Totals | 2,312 | 3 | 1,088 | 15 | 1,206 | – | – | – | – | Nil. |
APPENDIX XXVII.
INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION. Deratisation Certificates.
The number issued during the period covered by this Report was 141:—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Reason for Deratisation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation or Trapping. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932, Jan. 2 | ss. "Port Hunter " | Owners' request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| ,, 2 | ss. "Rangitik " | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Llanstephan Castle " | Rat Infested. | „ | 19 Fum. 6 Trap. |
| „ 8 | ss. "Dunster Grange" | Owners' request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 10 |
| „ 8 | ss. "Orsova" | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Otranto" | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Guildford Castle" | Rat Infested. | „ | 11 Fum. |
| 15 Trap. | ||||
| „ 18 | ss. "Kapetan Stratis " | Owners' request for Certificate. | Trapping | 9 |
| „ 20 | ss. "Llandovery Castle" | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 32 (Mice) |
| „ 22 | ss. "Hardwicke Grange" | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 11 |
| „ 23 | ss. "Ruahine" | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Beaverhili" | „ | „ | 50 (Mice) |
| „ 29 | ss. "Port Victor" | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Sabor" | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 52 |
| Feb. 3 | ss. "Koura" | „ | Trapping | 11 Trap. |
| „ 4 | ss. "Umkuzi" | Rat Infested. | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 86 |
| „ 5 | ss. "Teal" | „ | „ | 9 |
| „ 6 | ss. "Holmlea" | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 89 |