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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE F.
(2) In Docks, Quays, Wharves and Warehouses.
| Number of | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total in Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rats | 28 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 67 | 59 | 65 | 44 | 574 | |
| Brown Rats | 53 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 47 | 61 | 44 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 31 | 46 | 596 | |
| Species not Recorded | 285 | 182 | 181 | 228 | 279 | 251 | 412 | 258 | 305 | 442 | 333 | 287 | 3,443 | |
| Rats examined | 81 | 107 | 115 | 117 | 81 | 104 | 87 | 78 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 1,170 | |
| Rats infected with Plague | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | nil | |
RATS EXAMINED—Vessels, Docks, Quays, &c. 2,646
See also Appendices XXIII. and XXIV.
TABLE G.
Measures of Bat Destruction on Plague "Infected" or "Suspected" Vessels or Vessels from Plague Infected Ports arriving in the Port during the Year.
| Total Number of such Vessels arriving. | Number of such Vessels fumigated by S02. | Number of Rats Killed. | Number of such Vessels fumigated by HCN. | Number of Rats Killed. | Number of such Vessels on which Trapping, Poisoning, &c., were employed. | Number of Rats Killed. | Number of such Vessels on which measures of Rat Destruction were not carried out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 6. | 6 | 7. | 8. |
| 2,503 | 52 | 533 (97 mice.) | 72 | 1,156 (123 mice.) | 1,094 | 1,986 | 1,409 |
TABLE H.
Deratisation Certificates and Deratisation Exemption Certificates issued during the Year.
| net tonnage. | Number of Ships. | Number of Deratisation Certificates Issued. | Number of Deratisation Exemption Certificates issued. | Total Certificates issued. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Fumigation with | After Trapping, Poisoning, &c. | Total. | ||||||
| HCN. | Sulphur. | HCN. and Sulphur. | ||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. |
| Ships up to 300 tons | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 269 |
| „ from 301 „ to 1,000 tons | 299 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 294 | 299 |
| „ „ 1,001 „ „ 3,000 „ | 209 | 12 | 18 | — | — | 30 | 179 | 209 |
| „ „3,001 „ „ 10,000 „ | 330 | 46 | 34 | — | — | 80 | 250 | 330 |
| „ over 10,000 „ | 51 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| Totals | 1,158 | 84 | 54 | — | 1 | 139 | 1,019 | 1,158 |
VI.—HYGIENE OF CREWS' SPACES. TABLE J.—Classification of Nuisances.
| Nationality of Vessels. | Number inspected during the year. | Defects of original construction. | Structural defects through wear and tear. | Dirt, Vermin and other conditions prejudicial to health. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British | 9,850 | 1,298 | 1,361 | 1,748 |
CREW ACCOMMODATION.
During the year the Board of Trade issued new Instructions as to the Survey
of Masters' and Crews' Spaces which will, in new ships, effect most of the improvements
which the Association of Port Health Authorities has advocated for many years.