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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXII.—R eturn of R ats C aught and D estroyed during 1934.
The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Port of London Authority.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 43 | 31 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 52 | 45 | 37 | 452 |
| Vessels while in dock | 388 | 59 | 182 | 107 | 75 | 84 | 18 | 63 | 208 | 28 | 484 | 65 | 1,761 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 50 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 344 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | 13 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 72 | 45 | 116 | 23 | 100 | 2 | 400 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 33 | 28 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 336 |
| Vessels while in dock | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 77 | 83 | 117 | 98 | 105 | 86 | 66 | 59 | 119 | 96 | 97 | 106 | 1,109 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 64 | 47 | 57 | 39 | 59 | 72 | 35 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 73 | 57 | 663 |
| Vessels while in dock | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 |
| Royal Albert Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 16 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 51 | 177 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | 22 | 5 | 64 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 227 |
| Royal Victoria Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 21 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 78 | 84 | 113 | 75 | 110 | 616 |
| Vessels while in dock | 54 | 25 | 106 | 153 | 414 | 206 | 51 | 53 | 106 | 154 | 74 | 96 | 1,492 |
| King George V. Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 6 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 171 |
| Vessels while in dock | 17 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 246 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 64 | 59 | 58 | 81 | 56 | 57 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 21 | '20 | 16 | 502 |
| Vessels while in dock | 18 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 37 | — | 54 | 79 | 40 | 5 | 78 | 364 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 5 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 196 |
| Vessels while in dock | 44 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 139 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 37 | 290 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | 4 | — | 4 | 12 | — | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | — | 19 | 102 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| While in River | 37 | - | 41 | - | 3 | 95 | 29 | 126 | 2 | 80 | - | 122 | 535 |
| Totals | 957 | 536 | 764 | 766 | 959 | 911 | 476 | 737 | 1,059 | 873 | 1,170 | 928 | 10,136 |
| Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1934:— | |||||||||||||
| In Dock Warehouses | 4,856 | ||||||||||||
| On Vessels while in Dock and River | 5,280 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 10,136 | ||||||||||||