Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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RETURN OF RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1954.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 40 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 39 | 30 | 109 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 38 | 19 | 419 |
| Vessels | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 10 |
| St. Kathakine Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surrey Commercial Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | - | 64 |
| Vessels | - | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49 |
| East India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 2 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 16 | - | - | 75 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 40 |
| West India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 31 | 33 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 83 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 346 |
| Vessels | 1 | 199 | - | - | 50 | - | 40 | - | - | 6 | 16 | 53 | 365 |
| Millwall Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 90 | 24 | 59 | 55 | 28 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 90 | 18 | 37 | 504 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | 10 |
| Royal Albert Dock- | |||||||||||||
| W arehouses | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 164 |
| Vessels | 54 | 88 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 52 | 27 | 38 | 39 | - | 70 | 58 | 471 |
| Royal Victoria Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 101 | 49 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 67 | 48 | 85 | 48 | 100 | 153 | 142 | 1,001 |
| Vessels | 30 | - | 50 | 204 | 75 | 33 | 51 | 74 | 91 | 12 | - | - | 620 |
| King George V. Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 11 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 5 | - | 8 | - | 8 | 19 | - | 6 | 103 |
| Vessels | 28 | 1 | 46 | - | - | 15 | - | 3 | 17 | - | 23 | - | 133 |
| Tilbury Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 76 | 13 | 13 | 223 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 70 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 578 |
| Vessels | 29 | 1 | 37 | - | 7 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 5 | - | 9 | 23 | 164 |
| Regent's Canal Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| River- | |||||||||||||
| Vessels | 31 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 92 | 78 | - | 35 | 34 | 26 | 43 | 53 | 446 |
| Totals | 555 | 521 | 423 | 661 | 467 | 439 | 359 | 432 | 434 | 389 | 445 | 459 | 5,584 |