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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Appendix IV.
Return Of Rats Caught and destroyed during the Year 1950 .
| JAN. | feb. | mch. | Apl. | may | jne | jly | Aug | Sep | Oct. | Nov | Dec, | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouse | 67 | 33 | 23 | 35 | 73 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 36 | 46 | 60 | 473 |
| VesselS. | 2 | — | 29 | 4 | 3 | - | 41 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 90 |
| SIKATHARiG Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | - | 38 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | 62 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 180 |
| Vessels. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SURREY Commercial dj | |||||||||||||
| wareHouses. | 40 | 50 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 63 | 84- | 54 | 26 | 56 | 76 | 29 | 578 |
| Vessels | — | - | 16 | 32 | 16 | — | — | 97 | 65 | — | — | - | 226 |
| EaSt India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| WareHouses | 8 | 24 | 29 | 95 | 147 | 84 | 92 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 20 | 635 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| WAREHOuses . | 114 | 161 | 343 | 264 | 210 | 88 | 323 | 156 | 137 | 107 | 97 | 210 | 2,209 |
| Vessels | 65 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 32 | 7 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 21 | 335 |
| Millwall Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouse. | 53 | 374 | 646 | 218 | 115 | 66 | 63 | 249 | 115 | 49 | 90 | 57 | 2,09 5 |
| VESSELS. | 1 | 55 | - | 33 | 3 | 1 | 178 | 112 | - | - | 3 | — | 386. |
| Royal AlbfRt Pock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 20 | 27 | 44 | 20 | 38 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 49 | 26 | 41 | 19 | 351 |
| Vessels | 6 | 18 | 77 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 40 | - | 74 | - | 7 | 14 | 269 |
| Royal Victoria Pock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 5o | 10 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 98 | 65 | 64 | 21 | 395 |
| Vessels | - | 1 | 1 | 42 | - | - | 14 | - | - | ' | 14 | - | 72. |
| King GeoRge: V. Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warebhouses | 13 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 22. | 22 | 8 | 234 |
| Vessels | 9 | 12 | - | 5 | 43 | 45 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2 | - | 12 | 163. |
| Tilbury Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Ware Houses. | 10 | 14. | 45 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 28 | 62 | 43 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 352 |
| Vessels. | 22 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 111 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 13 | - | - | 242 |
| Resents CANAL Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouse | 22 | 15 | 37 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 276 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| River - | |||||||||||||
| Vessels. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
| totalS, | 503 | 835 | 1398 | 927 | 956 | 507 | 1033 | 944 | 626 | 494 | 617 | 534 | 9,574 |
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