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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—GRAYESEND. From 1st January to 31st December, 1906.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 705 | 692 | 789 | 801 | 869 | 868 | 949 | 901 | 819 | 906 | 849 | 807 | 9,955 |
| Number medically inspected | 202 | 205 | 234 | 228 | 257 | 263 | 265 | 226 | 223 | 237 | 227 | 202 | 2,769 |
| Number of passengers | 1,185 | 1,615 | 3,409 | 848 | 4,132 | 2,521 | 3,022 | 2,264 | 3,543 | 2,324 | 2,813 | 2,014 | 29,690 |
| Number of crew | 5,487 | 4,780 | 5,493 | 4,351 | 4,866 | 4,304 | 5,255 | 4,663 | 4,497 | 5,554 | 5,489 | 5,478 | 60,217 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| GRAYESEND. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | Mean annual number for the 5 years. | 1906. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 10,521 | 10,520 | 10,711 | 10,030 | 9,962 | 9,955 | ||
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 1,080 | 1,668 | 2,522 | 2,559 | 2,813 | 2,853 | ||
| Total number medically inspected at Gravesend— From August, 1892, to December, 1905 | 26,215 | |||||||
| „ 1st January to 31st December, 1906 | 2,853 | |||||||
| Total | 29,068 | |||||||
TABLE II.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—SHEERNESS. From 1st January to 31st December, 1906.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 18 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 28 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 375 |
| Number medically inspected | 16 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 25 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 320 |
| Number of passengers | 2 | 4 | — | 10 | 61 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | — | 4 | 135 |
| Number of crew | 194 | 107 | 261 | 431 | 305 | 391 | 381 | 226 | 330 | 263 | 238 | 267 | 3,394 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| SHEERNESS. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | Mean annual number for the 5 years. | 1906. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of arrivals | 330 | 387 | 402 | 344 | 349 | 375 | ||
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 212 | 244 | 342 | 308 | 292 | 320 | ||
| Total number medically inspected at Sheerness— From 1st September, 1894, to 31st December, 1905 | 3,315 | |||||||
| „ 1st January to 31st December, 1906 | 320 | |||||||
| Total | 3,635 | |||||||