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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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APPENDIX XXII.—B eturn of E ats C aught and D estroyed during 1937.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MilJwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 41 | 28 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 50 | 68 | 48 | 36 | 88 | 73 | 52 | 676 |
| Vessels while in dock | 21 | 53 | 68 | 88 | 44 | 87 | 49 | 11 | 87 | 260 | 87 | 80 | 985 |
| Surrey Commercial Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 16 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 89 | 69 | 63 | 72 | 35 | 45 | 506 |
| Vessels while in dock | 6 | 4 | — | 14 | 8 | — | 60 | 36 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 148 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 34 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 372 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| St. Katharine's Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 81 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 68 | 75 | 59 | 70 | 824 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 50 | 43 | 41 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 83 | 40 | 82 | 85 | 53 | 57 | 688 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | 10 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 4 | 66 |
| Royal Albert Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 163 |
| Vessels while in dock | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 84 | 69 | 182 |
| Royal Victoria Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 41 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 54 | 33 | 293 |
| Vessels while in dock | 188 | 55 | 117 | 67 | 185 | — | 49 | 15 | 30 | 102 | 47 | 17 | 872 |
| King George V. Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 162 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 595 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 610 |
| West India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 40 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 38 | 64 | 51 | 35 | 370 |
| Vessels while in dock | 19 | 65 | 114 | 66 | 44 | 9 | 102 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 124 | 126 | 882 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | _ | 4 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Vessels while in dock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 45 | 45 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 57 | 73 | 49 | 40 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 518 |
| Vessels while in dock | 9 | — | 8 | 54 | — | 1 | 77 | — | 14 | — | 3 | 6 | 172 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| Vessels while in River | 42 | — | — | 66 | — | 62 | — | 29 | — | — | 199 | ||
| Totals | 618 | 466 | 661 | 636 | 662 | 528 | 1,497 | 520 | 615 | 1,009 | 783 | 685 | 8,680 |
| Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1937:— | |||||||||||||
| In Dock Warehouses | 4.613 | ||||||||||||
| On Vessels while in Dock and River | 4,067 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 8,680 | ||||||||||||
| Warehouse | 366 | 289 | 296 | 345 | 360 | 355 | 499 | 336 | 423 | 538 | 429 | 377 | 4,613 |
| Vessel | 252 | 177 | 365 | 291 | 302 | 173 | 998 | 184 | 192 | 471 | 354 | 308 | 4,067 |
| 618 | 466 | 661 | 636 | 662 | 528 | 1,497 | 520 | 615 | 1,009 | 783 | 685 | 8,680 | |