[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.
- Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
- Date:
- 1945
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![« (b) On fyuayiy 7/harvc, ./archeuyeSj etc. These place. rjc ex .mined from tine to tine in order t dy cover infestation. the present Gin- they .re included in the hi..ch c outr .■! carried out by the Rodent Office: f r the City -.vho rpendr part .f tine a: neceas ary on the Port. In addition tc ret' trapped on board vc' r. elr. from suppe c ted Port rpecimcnr. from the near vicinity of the Port ore rent for bactcrioioyic examination as a nr.tter of routine . 2, Measures taken tc prevent the pas, aye of rato from ohip to -ihorc . Except in special circun;.tanccs no measures are taken to prevent •-1. .. sj.\ ‘ u pars aye of rat from hip tv eh.re. The lar or vessel; from Tropic Pcrtr die char c their caryo int. lirht^r s, etc, while moored to buoys cut in the ? or cam • nd. the usual prcc .utilns * uch as tarred, beams, li*ht and. painted {;.n'wayc etc. are impracticable. 5. .c thc.de cf Deratization. (a) Roche: ter in no t on authorised Port f.r the purpose of ..article 2 f the. Paris Contention 1926, but in cvico where dor vtiz at ion in nece i troop s, sulphur dioxide, varnish b :.ar dr, traps, poi cne, and H.C.F, are the methedr employed the latter me th -d beiiy carried out by Punio.atinr firms rpeci li'in in this form f fuioi. .aticn. ./here deratization or deratization exemption ccrti. ic..ter arc required under the Paris Convention, arran.' ement t ouppljr these ftavc been mm.de with the Lrndon Port Health ..uth.rity under .article 4 _f the Port He .j-th Re .ulati.n. . (b) Premircr: in the Vicinity mf _ Dycks. and^ £u.ays_. 0 Trapping and poisonin' are the methods princip .ily in ur e. 4. kc, mures take in for the detection of Rat Prevalence in hips and Hho] - »' •• < Chip; . Enquiry i made f Officer: .and Crew. Rat tr .cec ore 1 eked fe: parti cul orly in store '■ns, Carre v-'rkcre are questioned an to rat trace.'.; th .y may have no ted r rat , they may, have Oeen while w-rking car* ’./hen a vc al i- unde-r -b-ervati n, he Ids, lifeboat.;, laz .re t ter, etc. .re examined for rat trace . On ohme. Duildinrr' are examined f .r the usual rat traces such as dr oppino;;, ynawed •/ •■■•d*v rk, racks, etc. 5. Rat Proofing. •./i th the exccpti cn cf a few new bui 1 dinge 111e local \vr,rehouoco arc net built- n rat pr of line;, './her. po; ibie efforts arc m -de tc improve them by expanded and . hoe t mcte.l. The principal wareh. u,.er empj rat cat chin/ firm's t treat their premises. Ratry.de r■ tr :ycd duriny 1945. —je • On VerneIs. Hu. her cf Rat: Hr own flack (ship rat) 50 7 • specie; n c rec.rded 18 T,H,LE F. In Dvckf , 0,u .y; , \/h-arvcr; vid ./arch uses, lumber f Rats. Er. wn - Hlack (ship rat) ■pecie ' r v t me rded imated kill cf 1200](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30038959_0048.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
