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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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Deratisation Certificates—
| Date. 1987. | Name of Vessel. | Reason for Deratisation. | Action taken. | No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation or Trapping. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 27 | ss. " Baltraffic " | Eat infested | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 1 |
| „ 28 | ss. " Port Fairy " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| Sept. 8 | ss. " Siretul " | Eat infested | 27 by trapping, 31 by fumigation. | |
| „ 11 | mv. " Eangitiki " | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. | |
| „ 11 | mv. " El Argentino " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. |
| „ 16 | ss. " Gibraltar " | Nil. | ||
| » 20 | ss. " Jamaica Progress ' | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 19 by trapping, 2 by fumigation. | |
| „ 25 | ss. " Eotorua " | „ | Nil. | |
| „ 25 | ss. " Strathmore " | 14 | ||
| Oct, 1 | mv. " Edward Blyden " | 10 | ||
| „ 2 | ss. " Arawa " | ,, | Nil. | |
| „ 2 | mv. " Araby " | Eat infested | 68 | |
| „ 7 | mv. " Eangitata " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Nil. | |
| „ 10 | ss. " Jamaica Producer " | 9 | ||
| „ 11 | mv. " Palacio " | Eat infested | " | 2 by trapping, 18 by fumigation. |
| „ 13 | ss. " San Giovanni Ballista " | Owner's request for Certificate. | „ | Nil. |
| „ 13 | ss. " Turakina " | Nil. | ||
| „ 13 | ss. " Constantinos Louloudis ' | Eat infested | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 26 by trapping, 72 by fumigation. |
| „ 14 | ss. " Aegens " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Nil. | |
| „ 23 | mv. " David Livingstone " | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 9 | |
| 29 | ss. " Princesa " | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | Nil. | |
| „ 30 | ss. " Orford " | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. | |
| Nov. 2 | ss. " Stuart Star " | Nil. | ||
| „ 3 | mv. " Eangitane " | Nil. | ||
| 5 | mv. " Betancuria " | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 37 mice. | |
| „ io | ss. " Moorby " | Eat infested | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | 84 |
| „ 11 | ss. " Nicolaou Virginia " | Fumigated with Sulphur Dioxide. | 56 by trapping, 8 by. fumigation. | |
| „ 13 | ss. " Otranto " | Owner's request for Certificate. | Fumigated with Hydrogen Cyanide. | Nil. |
| „ 13 | ss. " Largs Bay " | 76 mice. | ||
| „ 14 | mv. " Highland Chieftain " | Nil. | ||
| 20 | ss. " Northumberland " | Nil. | ||
| „ 24 | mv. " Ponzano " | 1 rat and 2 mice. |