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City of London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Table E.
PORT OF LONDON.
Number of British and Foreign Vessels (including their repeated voyages) entered, and the number of Inspections.
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | Yearly. Average. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | Yearly Average. | 1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREIGN— | |||||||||||
| Sail | 2,425 | 2,243 | 2,288 | 2,170 | 2,229 | 2,052 | 1,966 | 1,960 | — | ||
| Steam | 7,959 | 7,969 | 8,695 | 8,769 | 9,077 | 9,022 | 9,152 | 9.457 | - | ||
| Total | 10,384 | 10,212 | 10,983 | 10,939 | 11,306 | 11,074 | 11,118 | 11,417 | † - | ||
| Total Number of Inspections | -. | - | 13,928 | 14,195 | 14,299 | 14,564 | 14,966 | 16,844 | 16,336 | ||
| COASTWISE (see Note)— | |||||||||||
| Sail | 33,003 | 32,336 | 34,265 | 32,308 | 4,611 | 4,403 | 4,094 | 4,049 | - | ||
| Steam | 10,919 | 11,368 | 11,562 | 11,889 | 11,066 | 10,749 | 10,602 | 10,955 | — | ||
| Total | 43,922 | 43,704 | 45,827 | 44,197 | 15,677 | 15,152 | 14,696 | 15,004 | †- | ||
| Total Number of Inspections | - | - | 14,128 | 16,033 | 17,359 | 19,052 | 15,839 | 15,231 | 17,270 | ||
Note.—From the 1st April, 1898, trade between all places in the Estuary of the River Thames within the Ports of London, Rochester, Faversham,
and Colchester to the westward of an imaginary line drawn from Reculver Towers in the County of Kent to Colne Point in the Oonnty of Essex ceased to be
considered " trade by sea " within the meaning of Section 140 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876. Consequently, in the above Table, vessels engaged in
trading between places in the Estuary of the River Thames, within the limits mentioned above, have been excluded, as coastwise traders, subsequent to the
31st December, 1897.
* Previous to the year 1896 the record of Inspections was not separated as to " Foreign" and " Coastwise " arrivals.
| At the time of sending this Report to press, the Official Return of Foreign and Coastwise Vessels entering the Port of London during the year 1902 had
not been issued.