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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XX.—Return of Rats Caught and Destroyed during 1936.
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 | 57 | 59 | 37 | 40 | 72 | 56 | 43 | 60 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 575 |
| Vessels while in dock | 48 | 104 | 103 | 44 | 115 | 128 | 285 | 20 | 86 | 41 | 133 | 183 | 1,290 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 13 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 31 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 286 |
| Vessels while in dock | 168 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 59 | 13 | 110 | 491 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 28 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 410 |
| Vessels while in dock | 10 | 6 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 65 |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 56 | 112 | 79 | 62 | 163 | 119 | 88 | 116 | 86 | 119 | 83 | 80 | 1,163 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 42 | 96 | 55 | 33 | 26 | 46 | 36 | 66 | 58 | 67 | 40 | 32 | 597 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Royal Albert Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 14 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 175 |
| Vessels while in dock | 10 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 57 | 212 |
| Royal Victoria Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 72 | 45 | 78 | 45 | 50 | 17 | 35 | 30 | 46 | 70 | 46 | 13 | 547 |
| Vessels while in dock | 23 | 34 | 52 | 81 | 38 | 14 | 26 | 31 | 169 | 252 | 141 | 25 | 886 |
| King George V. Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 170 |
| Vessels while in dock | 1 | — | 41 | — | 16 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 37 | 54 | 25 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 32 | 65 | 40 | 85 | 44 | 24 | 479 |
| Vessels while in dock | 34 | 105 | 32 | 18 | 41 | 56 | 57 | 77 | 68 | 61 | 41 | 4 | 594 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 5 | — | — | 46 |
| Vessels while in dock | 3 | 227 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 279 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 23 | 34 | 51 | 52 | 86 | 69 | 50 | 69 | 41 | 57 | 21 | 15 | 568 |
| Vessels while in dock | 6 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 24 | — | 7 | 13 | 105 | 266 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| While in River | 6 | 3 | 45 | 93 | 17 | 95 | 39 | 334 | 81 | 104 | 817 | ||
| Totals | 671 | 1,062 | 746 | 628 | 871 | 723 | 866 | 708 | 1,136 | 976 | 770 | 827 | 9,984 |
Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1936:—
In Dock Warehouses 5,016
On Vessels while in Dock and River 4,968
Total 9,984