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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX V.
RETURN OP RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1947.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mch.. | Apl. | May | Jne. | Jly | Aug. | Sep. | Oct | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 61 | 29 | 84 | 50 | 99 | 41 | 105 | 71 | 43 | 104 | 80 | 82 | 849 |
| Vessels. | - | — | 12 | 125 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 216 |
| Stkatharine Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 7 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 94 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surrey Commercial Dk | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 16 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 391 |
| Vessels | 21 | 17 | - | 9 | 2 | 14 | — | 59 | 4 | 8 | - | 37 | 175 |
| East India Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 1 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | — | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| West India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 180 | 63 | 64 | 22 | 62 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 30 | 542 |
| Vessels | 26 | - | 63 | 22 | 64 | 29 | 26 | - | 40 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 367 |
| Millwall Dock — | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 40 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 32 |
| Vessels | 14 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 46 | — | 2 | 38 | — | 2 | 116 |
| Roval Victoria Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 37 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 44 | 27 | 48 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 40 | 46 | 467 |
| Vessels | 15 | 3 | 23 | 73 | 56 | 2 | 120 | 21 | 26 | - | 20 | 3 | 362 |
| Royal Albert Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 56 | 47 | 34 | 56 | 60 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 43 | 91 | 61 | 48 | 566 |
| Vessels | 164 | 100 | 356 | 182 | 110 | 82 | 237 | 379 | 112 | 133 | 117 | 137 | 2109 |
| King George V DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 61 | 30 | 50 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 76 | 44 | 34 | 41 | 65 | 47 | 550 |
| Vessels | 58 | 282 | 26 | 75 | 53 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 14 | - | 19 | 132 | 717 |
| Tilbury Dock — | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 19 | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 85 |
| Vessels | 3 / | 47 | 32 | 19 | 145 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 397 |
| Regent's Canal Dock — | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 24 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 139 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| River- Vessels | |||||||||||||
| 831 | 701 | 848 | 816 | 861 | 394 | 877 | 799 | 493 | 728. | 521 | 669 | 8,538 |
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