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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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RETURN OF RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1963
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 100 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ST. KATHARINE DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SURREY COMMERCIAL DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | 11 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 10 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 11 | 75 |
| Vessels | - | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 106 |
| REGENT'S CANAL DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EAST INDIA DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | - | - | 5 |
| Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WEST INDIA DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 15 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 55 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 263 |
| Vessels | 12 | 30 | — | - | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | - | — | 51 |
| MILLWALL DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 1 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 193 |
| Vessels | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ROYAL VICTORIA DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 11 | 39 | 73 | 45 | 37 | 48 | 66 | 35 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 506 |
| Vessels | - | - | 5 | - | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | - | 1 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
| ROYAL ALBERT DOCK | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | 10 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 184 |
| Vessels | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 8 | - | 93 |
| KING GEORGE V. DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 128 |
| Vessels | — | 3 | 4 | - | — | 4 | 5 | 35 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 53 |
| TILBURY DOCK- | |||||||||||||
| Warehouses | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 70 | 122 |
| Vessels | 12 | 15 | 5 | 143 | 1 | 24 | 72 | 23 | 52 | 59 | 22 | 41 | 469 |
| RIVER- | |||||||||||||
| Vessels | 99 | 19 | 164 | 66 | 54 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 19 | 21 | 59 | 21 | 720 |
| TOTALS | 172 | 284 | 339 | 361 | 247 | 219 | 349 | 256 | 269 | 237 | 178 | 220 | 3131 |