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 Plague Eradication in Cities hy Sectional Extermination of Rats and General Rat- 

 Proofing (Victor G. Heiser) 205 



The Rat in Relation to Shipping (Wm. C. Hobdy) 207 



Adaptability of the rat to his surroundings 208 



Damage to cargo 209 



Fumigation 211 



Summary 213 



The Rat as an Economic Factor (David E. L'antz) 215 



Introduction 215 



Utility of the rat 215 



Destructiveness of the rat 216 



Grains 216 



Merchandise in stores and warehouses 218 



Merchandise in transit. .' 219 



Poultry and eggs 219 



Game and wild birds 220 



Fruit and vegetables 221 



Flowers and bulbs 221 



Fires 222 



Buildings and furniture 222 



Miscellaneous 223 



Amount of losses caused by rats 224 



Indirect losses 225 



The Rat in Relation to International Sanitation (John W. Kerr) 227 



International sanitary regulations 228 



Inquiry into the cnisade against rats throughout the world 230 



Rat extermination in United States ports 231 



Rat extermination in Chinese cities 232 



Rat extermination in Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta, India 234 



Rat extermination in Yokohama and Nagasaki, Japan 235 



Rat extermination in East Africa 237 



Rat extermination in Cape Town, South Africa 238 



Rat extermination in Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt 238 



Extermination of rats at the port of Constantinople 238 



Rat extermination in Russian ports 239 



Destruction of rats in Trieste, Austria 240 



Destruction of rats in Genoa, Italy 240 



Destruction of rats in Barcelona, Spain 241 



Rat destruction in French ports 241 



Ministerial decree relating thereto 242 



Destruction of rats in German ports 243 



Measures against rats in Rotterdam, Holland 245 



Destruction of rats at Antwerp, Belgium 245 



Destruction of rats in Denmark 245 



Danish law of March 22, 1907 245 



Collection and destruction 247 



Destruction of rats in Swedish ports 248 



Destruction of rats in English ports 249 



Measures against rats in Australian ports 250 



Measures against rats in South American ports 252 



Measures against rats in West Indian ports 252 



Destruction of rats in Panama 253 



Measures against rats in Vancouver, B. G 253 



Necessity of concerted action of nations 254 



