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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXIV. BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF RATS DURING 1935.
| Source. | Total Examined. | Black Rats. | Brown Bats. | Species Unknown. | Mice. | Pats Infected with Plague. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found Dead. | Trapped Poisoned, &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped, Poisoned, &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped, Poisoned &c. | Found Dead. | Trapped. Poisoned, «fec. | |||
| Vessels | 888 | 2 | 883 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| London Dock | 454 | - | 285 | 5 | 164 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| St. Katharine Dock | 358 | - | 231 | 1 | 126 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Regent's Canal Dock | 33 | - | 27 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Surrey Commercial Dock | 96 | - | 10 | 2 | 84 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Poplar Dock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| West India Dock | 104 | - | 94 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| South West India Dock | 137 | - | 87 | - | 33 | - | - | - | 17 | Nil. |
| East India Dock | 52 | - | 10 | 1 | 41 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Royal Victoria Dock | 108 | - | 33 | - | 75 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Royal Albert Dock | 63 | - | 52 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| King George V. Dock | 154 | - | 151 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Tilbury Dock | 96 | 1 | 41 | - | 54 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Millwall Dock | 274 | - | 231 | 1 | 42 | - | - | - | - | Nil. |
| Totals 2,800 Rates 17 Mice | - | 2,135 | 10 | 652 | - | - | - | 17 | Nil. | |
APPENDIX XXV. INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION.
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Reason for Deratisation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation or Trapping. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935. | |||||
| Jan.1 ss. | "Castelar" | Two holds rat infested. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 22 | |
| „4 ss. | "Hertford" | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. | |
| „5 mv | . "Rangitiki" | " | " | Nil. | |
| „5 ss. | "Canonesa" | " | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. | |
| ,,8 ss. | "Anna Bulgaris" | Rat infested. | 103 | ||
| „10 ss. | "King Robert" | " | " | 98 | |
| „11 ss. | "Port Pirie" | " | " | Nil. | |
| „12 ss. | "Dunluce Castle" | Two holds rat infes | Fumigated with Hydrogen | 6 by | |
| ted. | Cyanide. | fumigation, 29 by trapping. | |||
| 13 ss. | "Loch Katrine" | Rat infested. | " | 27 | |
| „18 ss. | "Marquesa" | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur | Nil. | |
| Dioxide. | |||||
| „19 mv | . "Bajamar" | " | " | 38 | |
| „19 ss. | "Nicolas Angelos" | Rat infested. | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 36 by fumigation, 16 by trapping. | |
| „21 ss. | "Port Curtis" | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. | |
| „25 ss. | "Orsova" | " | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. | |
| ,,26 ss. | "Beaverhill" | " | Nil. | ||
| „31 ss. | "Ruahine" | " | " | Nil. | |
| „31 mv | . "Rangitane" | " | " | Nil. | |
| „31 ss. | "Cornerbrook" | " | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. | |