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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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RETURN OF RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1957.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 64 | 36 | 33 | 78 | 75 | 157 | 61 | 55 | 130 | 79 | 64 | 65 | 897 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| St. Katharine Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Vessels | — | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Surrey Commercial dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 14 | 3 | - | 16 | 5 | 5 | - | 8 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 61 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regent's Canal Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | 15 | - | 8 | - | 15 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | — | 46 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 46 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 11 | 294 |
| Vessels | 1 | 95 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 102 |
| Millwall Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 13 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 180 |
| Vessels | - | 3 | - | - | - | 32 | 1 | 7 | - | 9 | - | - | 52 |
| Royal Victoria Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 61 | 38 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 134 | 52 | 20 | 501 |
| Vessels | 25 | 7 | 23 | 1 | - | 38 | 4 | - | 9 | 47 | 131 | — | 285 |
| Royal Albert Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 32 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 214 |
| Vessels | 39 | 37 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | - | 31 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 210 |
| King George V. Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | 16 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 94 |
| Vessels | 9 | 10 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 2 | 21 | 30 | — | — | 24 | 108 |
| Tilbury Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 31 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 186 |
| Vessels | 35 | 13 | 43 | 100 | 133 | 103 | 51 | 11 | - | 50 | 87 | 48 | 674 |
| River- | |||||||||||||
| Vessels | 36 | 112 | 103 | 65 | 122 | 134 | 76 | 27 | 64 | 77 | 37 | 58 | 911 |
| Totals | 408 | 413 | 377 | 381 | 493 | 609 | 326 | 170 | 407 | 491 | 478 | 310 | 4863 |