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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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Deratisation Certificates—continued.
| Date. 1936. | Name of Vessel. | Reason for Deratisation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation or Trapping. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 26 | ss. " Sambre " | Rat infested | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 86 |
| „ 27 | ss. " Tolten " | Owner's request for Certificate. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 80 | ss." Hellenic " | Rat infested | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 17 by trapping, 37 by fumigation. |
| Oct. 7 | mv. " Rangitata " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 10 | mv. " Upwey Grange " | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 17 | ss. " Otranto " | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 4 |
| „ 22 | ss. ' Traveller | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 28 | ss. " Dimitrios G. Thermiotis " | Rat infested | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 25 by trapping, 72 by fumigation. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Orford " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 3 |
| „ 31 | mv. " Port Townsville " | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| Nov. 2 | ss. " Port Hardy " | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 4 | ss. " Port Nicholson " | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 4 | ss. " Inanda " | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 5 | mv. " Rangitane " | „ | Nil. | |
| „ 7 | mv. " Bajamar " | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 48 |
| „ 8 | ss. " Princesa " | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 14 | ss. " Almeda Star " | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Despina " | Rat Infested | „ | 36 |
| „ 20 | mv. " Brenas " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 33 |
| „ 28 | ss. " Ormonde " | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 29 | ss. " Jamaica Progress " | „ | „ | 8 |
| Dec. 2 | ss. " Surrey " | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 5 | mv. " Betancuria " | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 16 mice. |
| „ 5 | ss. " Remuera " | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 5 | ss. " Panagiotis Th. Coumandaros." | Rat infested | „ | 55. |
| „ 10 | ss. " Aristides L. Goulandris " | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 42 by trapping, 54 by fumigation. |
| „ 12 | mv. " Georgic " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 12 | mv. " Mary Slessor " | „ | „ | 39. |
| „ 13 | mv. " Highland Princess " | „ | „ | Nil. |
| 15 | ss. " Tower Ensign " | „ | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 16 | ss. " Port Denison " | „ | „ | Nil. |
| „ 17 | ss. " Beaverhill " | „ | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 105 mice. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Moldavia " | Rat infested | „ | 84. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Marquesa " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 22 | mv. " Rabaul " | Rat infested | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 75. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Orion " | Owner's request for Certificate. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Rotorua " | „ | „ | Nil. |
| Deratisation Exemption Certificates.—The number issued during the year was 1,025. | ||||