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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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RETURN OF RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1958
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 42 | 67 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 53 | 33 | 138 | 45 | 110 | 46 | 23 | 622 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| St. Katharine Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 13 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Surrey Com | |||||||||||||
| mercial Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 5 | _ | 11 | 5 | 12 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 54 |
| Vessels | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Regent's Canal Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| West India Dock- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 60 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 276 |
| Vessels | 9 | - | 102 | 3 | - | - | - | 73 | - | 33 | - | 36 | 256 |
| Millwall Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 25 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 226 |
| Vessels | - | — | - | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 33 |
| Royal Victoria Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 99 | 26 | 24 | 46 | 54 | 45 | 27 | 55 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 147 | 631 |
| Vessels | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 17 | — | 81 |
| Royal Albert Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 6 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 157 |
| Vessels | 7 | 20 | 46 | 9 | 129 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 99 | 378 |
| King George V. Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | — | 9 | 8 | — | 14 | 10 | - | 69 |
| Vessels | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 4 | - | 31 | - | 8 | - | 69 |
| Tilbury Dock— | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 156 |
| Vessels | 80 | 71 | 40 | 50 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 192 | 10 | 37 | 678 |
| River— | |||||||||||||
| Vessels | 19 | 107 | 24 | 20 | 84 | 76 | 125 | 47 | 37 | 198 | 95 | 27 | 859 |
| TOTALS | 368 | 373 | 368 | 256 | 397 | 297 | 316 | 464 | 319 | 704 | 324 | 411 | 4,597 |