Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year ended 31st December 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—GRAVESEND. From 1st January to 31st December, 1909.
Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Not. | Dec. | Total. | |||||||
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Number of foreign arrivals | 695 | 684 | 762 | 780 | 834 | 790 | 827 | 868 | 833 | 821 | 843 | 834 | 9,571 | ||||||
Number medically inspected | 194 | 186 | 202 | 222 | 234 | 242 | 295 | 216 | 313 | 279 | 238 | 227 | 2,848 | ||||||
Number of passengers | 537 | 715 | 540 | 1,101 | 1,214 | 1,168 | 1,192 | 1,741 | 1,947 | 1,395 | 1,488 | 985 | 14,020 | ||||||
Number of crew | 5,240 | 4,635 | 4,194 | 5,028 | 4,511 | 4,269 | 4,605 | 6,146 | 7,141 | 5,305 | 5,738 | 5,572 | 62,381 | ||||||
COMPARATIVE TABLE. | |||||||||||||||||||
GRAVESEND. | 1900. | 1901 | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1909. | 1909. | ||||||||
Number of foreign arrivals | 10,394 | 10,521 | 10,520 | 10,711 | 10,030 | 9,962 | 9,955 | 9,639 | 9,559 | 10,086.2 | 9,571 | ||||||||
Number of vessels medically inspected | 1,250 | 1,080 | 1,668 | 2,522 | 2,559 | 2,813 | 2,853 | 2,700 | 2,840 | 2,313.9 | 2,848 | ||||||||
Total number medically inspected at Gravesend— | |||||||||||||||||||
From August, 1892, to December, 1908 | 34,698 | ||||||||||||||||||
„ 1st January to 31st December, 1909 | 2,848 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 37,546 |
TABLE II.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—SHEERNESS. From 1st January to 31st December, 1909.
Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of foreign arrivals | 15 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 337 | ||||||
Number medically inspected | 11 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 285 | ||||||
Number of passengers | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 79 | ||||||
Number of crew | 157 | 151 | 134 | 267 | 465 | 452 | 404 | 380 | 448 | 319 | 313 | 328 | 3,818 | ||||||
COMPARATIVE TABLE. | |||||||||||||||||||
SHEERNESS. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1909. | 1909 | ||||||||
Number of arrivals | 374 | 330 | 387 | 402 | 344 | 349 | 375 | 376 | 319 | 359.3 | 337 | ||||||||
Number of vessels medically inspected | 243 | 212 | 244 | 342 | 308 | 292 | 320 | 325 | 279 | 285 | |||||||||
Total number medically inspected at Sheerness— | |||||||||||||||||||
From 1st September, 1894, to 31st December, 1908 | 4,239 | ||||||||||||||||||
„ 1st January to 31st December, 1909 | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 4,524 |