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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE E
Rodents destroyed (bodies recovered) during the year in ships and in shore premises.
| (1) On vessels | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
| Black Rats | 93 | 36 | 125 | 27 | 64 | 162 | 54 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 84 | 45 | 757 |
| Brown Rats | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| Rats examined | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 57 |
| Rats infected with Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (2) In Docks, Quays, Wharves and Warehouses | |||||||||||||
| Number of | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
| Black Rats | 50 | 98 | 44 | 82 | 59 | 18 | 60 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 522 |
| Brown Rats | 39 | 91 | 119 | 65 | 75 | 63 | 107 | 21 | 59 | 95 | 51 | 32 | 827 |
| Rats examined | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| Rats infected with Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1,533 mice were also destroyed; 73 in ships and 1,480 in shore premises.
TABLE F
| NO. OF DERATTING CERTIFICATES ISSUED | Number of Deratting Exemption Certificates Issued | Total Certificates Issued | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Fumigation with | After Trapping | After Poisoning | After Trapping and Poisoning | Total | |||
| HCN | Other Fumigants (state method) | ||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 4(a) | 5 | 6. | 7. |
| Nil | Methyl Bromide 3 | Nil | "1080" 24 Warfarin 3 | Nil | 30 | 1,088 | 1,118 |
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS (APPLICATION TO SHIPPING) ORDER 1951-56
During the year 10 Rodent Control Certificates were issued to coastwise ships as provided
for by the terms of the Prevention of Damage by Pests (Application to Shipping) Order, 1951-56.
WEST INDIA AND MILLWALL DOCKS
Demolition and Reconstruction Changes
During the past three years extensive alterations, on which this Authority where applicable
gave its advice during the planning stages, have taken place and are still in progress throughout
the India Docks Group. Old and dilapidated sheds and warehouses have been demolished and replaced
by modern, well ventilated and rat-proof buildings, predominantly of steel construction.
The road system throughout the docks has been completely overhauled and modernised by widening
and resurfacing and generally brought up-to-date to carry the increasingly heavy traffic now
using the docks. Large car parks have been provided to accommodate this traffic as well as the
private cars which otherwise cause obstruction on the roads and at warehouse entrances.
Old public sanitary conveniences have been methodically replaced by ones of modern design
with hand washing facilities and hot air hand drying machines. These facilities appear to be
appreciated by the dock workers in general although frustration is encountered from time to time
from petty vandalism and the handiwork of the amateur "artist".
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